How much rain fell in Lanark, South Lanarkshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 10.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Lanark, heaviest in the hour to Sun 01:00 (2.4mm).
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).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanark STW | 0.0km | 20.2mm | 31.2mm | 98.6mm | 13.4mm |
| Burnfoot (Hawknest) nr Auchenheath | 6.3km | 13.8mm | 26.4mm | 93.2mm | 15.2mm |
| Shotts WWTW nr Shotts | 15.5km | 18.0mm | 34.0mm | 115.6mm | 11.8mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 17.4mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Lanark STW.
The rain gauges near Lanark 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: 2011 (2,280 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,368 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Lanark gets about 985 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 111 mm; driest April, 50 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), 1.3 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Lanark's monitored area.
14 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Lanark's monitored area. 4 are discharging now, 9 report not discharging, and 1 has no current status.
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.
Town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanark is a historic market town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 12 miles to the south-east of Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. It had a population of 8,943 in 2022.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
17.0mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Lanark.
October so far: 95.9mm, from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Lanark. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.
Lanark STW is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Lanark'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 Lanark's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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