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How much rain fell in Lochmaben, Dumfries and Galloway? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 5.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Lochmaben, 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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merton Bank Lochmaben | 1.9km | 21.6mm | 41.8mm | 104.0mm | 12.2mm |
| Fourmerkland | 1.9km | 25.0mm | 39.0mm | 103.8mm | 11.8mm |
| Boreland nr Boreland | 8.9km | 24.2mm | 45.4mm | 127.6mm | 12.6mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 23.6mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Merton Bank Lochmaben.
The rain gauges near Lochmaben 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.
Lochmaben gets about 1,177 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 132 mm; driest April, 69 mm). That is close to 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), 2.9 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 Lochmaben's monitored area.
3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Lochmaben's monitored area. 2 are discharging now, 1 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.
Human settlement in Scotland
Lochmaben is a historic market town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies approximately 42 miles south-southwest of Edinburgh, 60 miles southeast of Glasgow, and 4 miles (6 km) west of Lockerbie, It had a population of 2,092 in 2022.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
23.6mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Lochmaben.
October so far: 111.8mm, from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Lochmaben. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.
Merton Bank Lochmaben is the nearest rain gauge, 1.9km from the centre of Lochmaben'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 Lochmaben's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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