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How much rain fell in Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 11.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Wanlockhead, heaviest in the hour to Sun 01:00 (2.1mm).
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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliock nr Mennock | 9.1km | 12.6mm | 25.6mm | 123.2mm | 24.0mm |
| Garls Craig | 12.4km | 34.0mm | 52.8mm | 181.2mm | 24.2mm |
| Gatelawbridge nr Thornhill | 17.7km | 18.6mm | 32.0mm | 112.8mm | 22.2mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 23.3mm.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Eliock.
The rain gauges near Wanlockhead 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.
Wanlockhead gets about 1,884 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 210 mm; driest May, 105 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), 2.0 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 Storm overflow Discharging now
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Wanlockhead's monitored area.
3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Wanlockhead's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 2 report not discharging.
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.
Village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, nestling in the Lowther Hills and 1 mile south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands. It is Scotland's highest village, the village centre being at an elevation of around 405 m (1,329 ft) above sea level. Some sources, including VisitScotland, cite an altitude of 467 metres (1,532 ft) – which would make it higher than Flash, Staffordshire, and thus the highest village in the United Kingdom – but the highest house in Wanlockhead has been measured at 444 metres (1,457 ft).
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
23.3mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Wanlockhead.
October so far: 152.2mm, from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Wanlockhead. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.
Eliock is the nearest rain gauge, 9.1km from the centre of Wanlockhead'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 Wanlockhead's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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