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How much rain fell in Maidens, South Ayrshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 12.2mm of rain forecast for the area around Maidens, heaviest in the hour to Sun 01:00 (1.4mm).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culzean Castle | 0.0km | 5.4mm | 19.2mm | 90.0mm | 15.0mm |
| Penwhapple Reservoir nr Girvan | 13.0km | 7.0mm | 32.0mm | 142.8mm | 29.6mm |
| Prestwick nr Prestwick | 20.6km | 6.8mm | 20.6mm | 78.2mm | 13.6mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 21.5mm.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Culzean Castle.
The rain gauges near Maidens 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.
Maidens gets about 1,166 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 132 mm; driest May, 67 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), 2.4 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 River gauge Storm overflow
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Maidens's monitored area.
1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Maidens's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not discharging right now.
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
Maidens is a village in the Kirkoswald parish of Ayrshire, Scotland. Situated on the coast of the Firth of Clyde at the southern end of Maidenhead Bay, a series of rocks known as the "Maidens” form a natural harbour. The village lies 2 miles (3 km) north of the ruinous Turnberry Castle, ancient seat of the Earls of Carrick, and 5 miles (8 km) west of Maybole. It formerly had its own railway station on the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway. In 1991, Maidens had a population of 567.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
6.2mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Maidens.
October so far: 116.4mm, from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Maidens. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.
Culzean Castle is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Maidens'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 Maidens's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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