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How much rain fell in Tomatin, Highland? 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
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.
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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.
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A Met Office weather warning is in force here: see the warning above.
Next 24 hours: about 7.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Tomatin, heaviest in the hour to Sun 03:00 (1.0mm).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomatin No2 | 0.0km | 1.0mm | 15.8mm | 68.6mm | 8.2mm |
| Sluggan | 10.9km | 2.2mm | 15.6mm | 62.8mm | 5.2mm |
| Flichity nr Brinmore | 12.5km | 0.2mm | 16.2mm | 77.8mm | 9.6mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 17.5mm.
14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Tomatin No2.
The rain gauges near Tomatin 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.
Tomatin gets about 1,184 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 128 mm; driest May, 74 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), 2.2 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 Tomatin's monitored area.
Human settlement in Scotland
Tomatin is a small village on the River Findhorn in Strathdearn in the Scottish Highlands, about 16 miles (26 km) southeast of the city of Inverness. The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic name Tom Aitinn. The river Findhorn rises at Coignafearn, a large game estate near Tomatin, and then passes through Tomatin village itself. The village has a shop, school and village hall and is most known for its whisky distillery.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
1.3mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Tomatin.
October so far: 78.4mm, from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Tomatin. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.
Tomatin No2 is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Tomatin'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 Tomatin's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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