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Rainfall in Lhanbryde

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

Yellow Yellow warning of rain

Heavy rain associated with Storm Boelo is likely to cause some travel disruption and flooding in a few places

From 9pm Sat 24 Oct until 3pm Sun 25 Oct (UK time). Issued 9:39am Sat 24 Oct by the Met Office.

What to expect and what to do

What to expect

  • Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible
  • Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
  • Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer

What should I do?

Check if your property could be at risk of flooding. If so, consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit.

Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary.

People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. It's easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.

Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area.

What should I do? See the Met Office warnings and advice. Met Office Weather Warnings © Crown Copyright 2026

The average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Lhanbryde's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 51.8mm to 57.8mm. The nearest is Blackhills No 2, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
5.5mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
20.8mm
Last 7 days
54.6mm
October so far
1.2mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

A Met Office weather warning is in force here: see the warning above.

Next 24 hours: about 4.0mm of rain forecast for the area around Lhanbryde, heaviest in the hour to Sun 10:00 (0.6mm).

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 5.2mm at Blackhills No 2 was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 26.7% of 30 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 6.2mm at Dipple was the wettest day at this gauge since 21 Oct 2026 and in the top 21.9% of 32 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 9.0mm at Dallachy No 2 was the wettest day at this gauge since 10 Oct 2026 and in the top 17.2% of 29 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Lhanbryde

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Blackhills No 2 0.0km 5.2mm 19.6mm 56.2mm 1.4mm
Dipple nr Mosstodloch 6.4km 6.2mm 20.2mm 52.6mm 1.4mm
Dallachy No 2 nr Nether Dallachy 10.8km 9.0mm 24.2mm 53.2mm 0.8mm

Last 30 days (average of 6 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 13.9mm.

Rain days this October

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Blackhills No 2.

Rainfall year by year: northern Scotland

The rain gauges near Lhanbryde 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: 1990 (2,220 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,275 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Average rainfall in Lhanbryde

Lhanbryde gets about 876 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 99 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), 1.1 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 Lhanbryde

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Lhanbryde

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 Lhanbryde's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Lhanbryde

1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Lhanbryde's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not discharging right now.

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 Lhanbryde

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

Human settlement in Scotland

Lhanbryde is a village that lies four miles east of Elgin in Moray, Scotland. Previously bisected by the A96, it was bypassed in the early 1990s and now lies to the north of this busy trunk road. It had a population of 1,880 at the 2011 Census.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Lhanbryde yesterday?

5.5mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Lhanbryde.

Is this month wetter than normal in Lhanbryde?

October so far: 54.6mm, from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Lhanbryde. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Lhanbryde?

Blackhills No 2 is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Lhanbryde'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 Lhanbryde's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.