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Rainfall in Waterside

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

The average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Waterside's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 104.2mm to 142.9mm. The nearest is Amlaird, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
5.1mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
23.0mm
Last 7 days
127.5mm
October so far
20.7mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 10.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Waterside, heaviest in the hour to Sun 01:00 (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 6.0mm at Amlaird was the wettest day at this gauge since 21 Oct 2026 and in the top 43.2% of 37 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 5.2mm at Stewarton was the wettest day at this gauge since 21 Oct 2026 and in the top 41.7% of 36 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 5.0mm at South Moorhouse was the wettest day at this gauge since 21 Oct 2026 and in the top 47.4% of 38 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Waterside

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Amlaird 0.0km 6.0mm 23.4mm 142.2mm 21.8mm
Stewarton nr Kingsford 6.5km 5.2mm 24.6mm 121.4mm 20.6mm
South Moorhouse nr Newton Mearns 8.0km 5.0mm 19.6mm 127.0mm 26.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 8 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 18.2mm.

Rain days this October

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Amlaird.

Rainfall year by year: western Scotland

The rain gauges near Waterside 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 Waterside

Waterside gets about 1,380 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 150 mm; driest April, 76 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), 2.1 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 Waterside

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Waterside

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 Waterside's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Waterside

2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Waterside's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, and 1 has no current status.

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 Waterside

Waterside, East Ayrshire
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Human settlement in Scotland

Waterside is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, situated about five miles north of Galston on the Craufurdland Water in the Parish of Fenwick. It lies a few miles north of Moscow on the A719 and had a population of 141 in the Census of 2001.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Waterside yesterday?

5.1mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Waterside.

Is this month wetter than normal in Waterside?

October so far: 127.5mm, from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Waterside. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Waterside?

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