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How much rain fell in Rhiconich, Highland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 19.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Rhiconich, heaviest in the hour to Sun 06:00 (2.7mm).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhiconich | 0.0km | 0.4mm | 21.6mm | 198.0mm | 17.6mm |
| Allnabad | 21.8km | 0.4mm | 14.6mm | 142.0mm | 10.4mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 30.2mm.
21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rhiconich.
The rain gauges near Rhiconich 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.
Rhiconich gets about 1,720 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month January, 190 mm; driest June, 85 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), 2.2 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Rhiconich's monitored area.
Human settlement in Scotland
Rhiconich is a remote hamlet, located at the head of Loch Inchard, in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands in the Scottish council area of Highland. Rhiconich is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Laxford Bridge and 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Durness on the A838 road. The B801 at Richonich links the village of Kinlochbervie and associated crofting townships such as Oldshoremore to the A838.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.4mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Rhiconich, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Rhiconich (0.0km away).
October so far: 198.0mm, from Rhiconich, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Rhiconich (0.0km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.
Rhiconich is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Rhiconich'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 Rhiconich's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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