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Rainfall in Sligachan

How much rain fell in Sligachan, Highland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauge, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Allt Dearg House, 0.0km from the centre of Sligachan's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
4.4mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
24.6mm
Last 7 days
452.4mm
October so far
32.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 12.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Sligachan, heaviest in the hour to Sun 05:00 (1.8mm).

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 4.4mm at Allt Dearg House was the wettest day at this gauge since 21 Oct 2026 and in the top 78.1% of 41 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Sligachan

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Allt Dearg House 0.0km 4.4mm 24.6mm 452.4mm 32.0mm

Last 30 days at Allt Dearg House

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 97.0mm.

Rain days this October

20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Allt Dearg House.

Rainfall year by year: northern Scotland

The rain gauges near Sligachan 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 Sligachan

Sligachan gets about 3,859 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month January, 459 mm; driest June, 181 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), 1.8 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 Sligachan

Rain gauge River gauge

Rivers near Sligachan

Nearest river gauges

Skeabost Snizort · 20.2 km 1.58 m Rising ▲

A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Sligachan's monitored area.

About Sligachan

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

Human settlement in Scotland

Sligachan is a small settlement on Skye, Scotland. It is close to the Cuillin mountains and provides a good viewpoint for seeing the Black Cuillin mountains.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

More for Sligachan

Allt Dearg House — full gauge history → Notable recent rainfall across the UK → River stations in Highland →

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Sligachan yesterday?

4.4mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Allt Dearg House, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Sligachan (0.0km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Sligachan?

October so far: 452.4mm, from Allt Dearg House, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Sligachan (0.0km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Sligachan?

Allt Dearg House is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Sligachan'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 Sligachan's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.