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Rainfall in Thornhill

How much rain fell in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Thornhill's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 105.2mm to 182.8mm. The nearest is Gatelawbridge, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
23.3mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
38.1mm
Last 7 days
131.4mm
October so far
18.4mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 4.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Thornhill, heaviest in the hour to Sun 02:00 (1.1mm).

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 18.6mm at Gatelawbridge was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 36 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 28.0mm at Capenoch Raingauge No2 was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 35 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 34.0mm at Garls Craig was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 36 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Thornhill

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Gatelawbridge 0.0km 18.6mm 32.0mm 113.8mm 23.2mm
Capenoch Raingauge No2 nr Penpont 6.1km 28.0mm 42.0mm 105.2mm 0.0mm
Garls Craig 14.7km 34.0mm 52.8mm 182.8mm 25.8mm

Last 30 days (average of 4 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 23.3mm.

Rain days this October

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

Rainfall year by year: western Scotland

The rain gauges near Thornhill 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 Thornhill

Thornhill gets about 1,314 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 150 mm; driest April, 70 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), 2.7 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 Thornhill

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Thornhill

Nearest river gauges

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

Storm overflows near Thornhill

1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Thornhill's monitored area. 1 is discharging now.

Discharging now, then the most spills in the latest annual return

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 Thornhill

Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in rural lowland Scotland

Thornhill is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and the Lowther hills to the east. It was initially a small village, planned and built in 1717 on the Queensberry Estate on the road linking Dumfries to Glasgow. The Earl of Queensberry initially named the village 'New Dalgarnock' however the name did not achieve popular approval.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Thornhill yesterday?

23.3mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Thornhill.

Is this month wetter than normal in Thornhill?

October so far: 131.4mm, from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Thornhill. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Thornhill?

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