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How much rain fell in Allenheads, Northumberland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 4.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Allenheads, heaviest in the hour to Wed 08:00 (1.6mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Allenheads | 0.0km | 1.9mm | 55.6mm | 108.0mm | 4.9mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Wearhead nr Wearhead | 6.4km | 3.2mm | 58.2mm | 110.6mm | 5.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Rookhope nr Rookhope | 7.7km | 2.6mm | 60.0mm | 98.8mm | 5.0mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 19.6mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Allenheads, against a full-month average of 23.3 rain days (based on 6 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 828 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 1,004 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 18% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 5 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2008 (1,713 mm). Driest: 2003 (967 mm). Average: 1,342 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 5 local rain gauges, for UTC days; one gauge can catch much more than the average. A storm's figure adds up the rain measured on its dates, from our list of Met Office named storms and major floods — other weather on those days counts too.
Allenheads gets about 1,246 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 145 mm; driest May, 72 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), 2.6 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 Allenheads's monitored area.
Village in Northumberland, England
Allenheads is a former mining village in the Pennines to the north of Weardale in Northumberland, England. Lead extraction was the settlement's industry until the mine closed in the late 19th century. Allenheads, which is 404 m (1,325 ft) above sea level, is situated 8 miles (13 km) further along the River East Allen from Allendale.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
3.2mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Allenheads.
October so far: 126.6mm vs 137.6mm October average — 8% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Allenheads is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Allenheads's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Allenheads, against a full-month average of 23.3 rain days.
2008 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,713 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,342 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 967 mm.
7 Jan 2005: 85.5 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 106.4 mm at one of them. Records since 1 Jan 2000.
Rainfall data: Environment Agency 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 Allenheads's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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