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Rainfall in Jedburgh

How much rain fell in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Jedburgh's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 43.0mm to 79.6mm. The nearest is Jedburgh Castle, 0.9km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
21.7mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
30.2mm
Last 7 days
60.1mm
October so far
4.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 1.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Jedburgh, heaviest in the hour to Sun 02:00 (0.9mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 17:05 UK time. It is a forecast, not a measurement, and not a Met Office forecast. Weather data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Next 4 days

Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.

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⚠️ Yesterday's 19.8mm at Jedburgh Castle was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 31 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 19.4mm at Ormiston Mill was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 23 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 26.0mm at Chesters was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 34 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Jedburgh

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Jedburgh Castle 0.9km 19.8mm 29.6mm 57.6mm 4.4mm
Ormiston Mill nr Eckford 8.9km 19.4mm 27.0mm 43.0mm 1.2mm
Chesters nr Chesters 11.3km 26.0mm 34.0mm 79.6mm 6.4mm

Last 30 days (average of 3 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 21.7mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Jedburgh Castle.

Rainfall year by year: eastern Scotland

The rain gauges near Jedburgh do not have a long enough daily record yet, so this is the Met Office series for the wider region.

Yearly rainfall 1986–2025, with the dashed line at the 1991–2020 average. Wettest: 2002 (1,441 mm). Driest: 2003 (841 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Average rainfall in Jedburgh

Jedburgh gets about 762 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 81 mm; driest March, 42 mm). That is drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year.

Monthly averages in mm. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 3.0 km from the town's gauge centre. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. UK comparison: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, 1991-2020, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Gauges and storm overflows around Jedburgh

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Jedburgh

Nearest river gauges

A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Jedburgh's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Jedburgh

6 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Jedburgh's monitored area. None of the 4 with a live status is discharging right now, and 2 have no current status.

Sewage & storm overflows →

Event Duration Monitors show when an overflow may be spilling; they do not confirm it, and this is not advice on water quality. A live status older than two hours counts as no current status. Live status: © Scottish Water, near-real-time Overflow Map data, open licence for reuse. EDM monitors indicate overflows; they do not confirm them, and this is not advice on water quality.

About Jedburgh

Jedburgh
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Town in Scottish Borders, UK

Jedburgh is a market town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was the traditional county town of the historic county of Roxburghshire, and is approximately 41 miles south west of Edinburgh, 74 miles southeast of Glasgow, and 76 miles southeast of Falkirk. It had a population of 4,129 in 2022.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Jedburgh yesterday?

21.7mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Jedburgh.

Is this month wetter than normal in Jedburgh?

October so far: 60.1mm, from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Jedburgh. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Jedburgh?

Jedburgh Castle is the nearest rain gauge, 0.9km from the centre of Jedburgh's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

Rainfall data: SEPA rain gauges, synced every 15 minutes. Daily totals are computed overnight (UTC days); "today so far" is live. Gauge distances are straight-line from the centre of Jedburgh's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.