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Rainfall in Tillytarmont

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

Yellow Yellow warning of rain

Heavy rain associated with Storm Boelo is likely to cause some travel disruption and flooding in a few places

From 9pm Sat 24 Oct until 3pm Sun 25 Oct (UK time). Issued 9:39am Sat 24 Oct by the Met Office.

What to expect and what to do

What to expect

  • Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible
  • Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
  • Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer

What should I do?

Check if your property could be at risk of flooding. If so, consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit.

Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary.

People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. It's easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.

Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area.

What should I do? See the Met Office warnings and advice. Met Office Weather Warnings © Crown Copyright 2026

The average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Tillytarmont's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 57.4mm to 57.4mm. The nearest is Avochie, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
10.6mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
33.7mm
Last 7 days
57.4mm
October so far
1.5mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

A Met Office weather warning is in force here: see the warning above.

Next 24 hours: about 6.7mm of rain forecast for the area around Tillytarmont, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (1.3mm).

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 12.2mm at Avochie was the wettest day at this gauge since 23 Sep 2026 and in the top 8.8% of 34 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 9.2mm at Keith was the wettest day at this gauge since 21 Oct 2026 and in the top 18.2% of 33 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 10.4mm at Blacklaw was the wettest day at this gauge since 21 Oct 2026 — within this gauge's very short record (only 9 rain days on record here).

Nearest rain gauges to Tillytarmont

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Avochie 0.0km 12.2mm 31.0mm 57.4mm 0.8mm
Keith nr Keith 11.3km 9.2mm 27.8mm 57.4mm 0.6mm
Blacklaw nr Aberchirder 13.7km 10.4mm 42.4mm – 3.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 3 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 14.2mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Avochie.

Rainfall year by year: northern Scotland

The rain gauges near Tillytarmont 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 Tillytarmont

Tillytarmont gets about 851 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 101 mm; driest March, 54 mm). That is drier 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), 1.3 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 Tillytarmont

Rain gauge River gauge

Rivers near Tillytarmont

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 Tillytarmont's monitored area.

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Tillytarmont yesterday?

10.6mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Tillytarmont.

Is this month wetter than normal in Tillytarmont?

October so far: 57.4mm, from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Tillytarmont. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Tillytarmont?

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