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Rainfall in Sorbie

How much rain fell in Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Sorbie, 0.0km from the centre of Sorbie's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
17.2mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
39.0mm
Last 7 days
106.4mm
October so far
21.2mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 5.2mm of rain forecast for the area around Sorbie, heaviest in the hour to Sun 04:00 (0.6mm).

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 17.2mm at Sorbie was the wettest day at this gauge since 27 Sep 2026 and in the top 2.8% of 36 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 23.6mm at Ingleston Farm was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 32 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 7.4mm at Kirkcowan was the wettest day at this gauge since 20 Oct 2026 and in the top 27.8% of 36 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Sorbie

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Sorbie 0.0km 17.2mm 39.0mm 106.4mm 21.2mm
Ingleston Farm nr Ingleston 16.8km 23.6mm 42.2mm 113.6mm 26.0mm
Kirkcowan nr Kirkcowan 18.2km 7.4mm 32.0mm 119.4mm 24.0mm

Last 30 days at Sorbie

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 26.0mm.

Rain days this October

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Sorbie.

Rainfall year by year: western Scotland

The rain gauges near Sorbie 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.

Average rainfall in Sorbie

Sorbie gets about 1,209 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 140 mm; driest May, 65 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), 1.6 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 Sorbie

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Sorbie

Nearest river gauges

Low Malzie Bladnoch · 9.6 km 1.51 m Rising ▲ Newton Stewart Cree · 18.6 km 2.16 m Rising ▲ Rusko Water of Fleet · 19.3 km 2.43 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 Sorbie's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Sorbie

1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Sorbie's monitored area. None of them has a live status we can show right now.

Sewage & storm overflows →

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.

About Sorbie

Human settlement in Scotland

Sorbie is a small village in Wigtownshire, Machars, within the administration area of Dumfries and Galloway Council, Scotland.

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

More for Sorbie

Sorbie — full gauge history → Ingleston Farm — full gauge history → Kirkcowan — full gauge history → Notable recent rainfall across the UK → River stations in Dumfries and Galloway →

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Sorbie yesterday?

17.2mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Sorbie, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Sorbie (0.0km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Sorbie?

October so far: 106.4mm, from Sorbie, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Sorbie (0.0km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Sorbie?

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