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How much rain fell in Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 8.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Lochgilphead, heaviest in the hour to 21:00 (1.2mm).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingerton | 0.0km | 1.2mm | 27.4mm | 132.6mm | 11.0mm |
| Ettrick Bay | 24.4km | 0.2mm | 19.6mm | 102.2mm | 12.6mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 16.8mm.
23 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Lingerton.
The rain gauges near Lochgilphead 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.
Lochgilphead gets about 2,033 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month January, 238 mm; driest May, 101 mm). That is wetter 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), 2.4 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 Storm overflow Discharging now
7 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Lochgilphead's monitored area. 3 are discharging now, 4 report not discharging.
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 and administrative centre in Scotland
Lochgilphead is a town and former burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with a population of around 2,300 people. It is the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute Council. The village lies at the end of Loch Gilp and lies on the banks of the Crinan Canal. Lochgilphead sits on the A83, with Ardrishaig 2 miles (3 km) to the south and Inveraray 24 miles (39 km) to the north-east; Oban lies 37 miles (60 km) north on the A816.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
1.2mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Lingerton, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Lochgilphead (0.0km away).
October so far: 132.6mm, from Lingerton, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Lochgilphead (0.0km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.
Lingerton is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Lochgilphead'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 Lochgilphead's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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