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Rainfall in Allscott

How much rain fell in Allscott, Telford and Wrekin? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Allscott's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 57.4mm to 85.8mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Allscott, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.1mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
40.8mm
Last 7 days
69.7mm
October so far
vs 70.7mm avg — 1% drier
3.1mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 1.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Allscott, heaviest in the hour to Tue 03:00 (0.9mm).

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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Nearest rain gauges to Allscott

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Allscott 0.0km 0.0mm 40.2mm 85.8mm 4.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Shrewsbury nr Shrewsbury 9.9km 0.2mm 40.0mm 57.4mm 2.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr Stoke upon Tern nr Stoke upon Tern 11.0km 0.2mm 42.2mm 65.9mm 3.0mm

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

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 14.9mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Allscott, against a full-month average of 17.1 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Allscott

2026 so far: 502 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 527 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 5% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 3 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2024 (925 mm). Driest: 2011 (386 mm). Average: 668 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Allscott

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 57.7 mm 13 May 2007up to 83.0 mm at one gauge
  2. 53.2 mm 25 Oct 2019up to 60.6 mm at one gauge
  3. 43.2 mm 17 Jul 2003up to 55.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 42.5 mm 23 Sep 2012up to 50.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 41.3 mm 20 Sep 2018 · Storm Bronaghup to 43.6 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 73.5 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 45.3 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 42.7 mm Storm Bronagh · 20–21 Sep 2018
  4. 33.9 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  5. 31.5 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021

Daily totals are the average of 3 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.

Average rainfall in Allscott

Allscott gets about 682 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 68 mm; driest March, 43 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), 1.5 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 Allscott

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Allscott

River Severn the largest river near Allscott

Nearest gauge on it: Buildwas, 9.6 km away: 2.70 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Severn →

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 Allscott's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Allscott

8 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Allscott's monitored area. None of the 8 with a live status is discharging right now.

The most spills in 2025

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: © Severn Trent Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Annual spill figures: Environment Agency Event Duration Monitoring return, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence (OGL) v3.0.

About Allscott

Allscott
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Shropshire, England

Allscott is a small village 3 miles (4.8 km) north west of Wellington, Shropshire. The River Tern flows by. It falls within the parish of Wrockwardine and the borough of Telford and Wrekin. Nearby is the small village of Walcot.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Allscott yesterday?

0.1mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Allscott.

Is this month wetter than normal in Allscott?

October so far: 69.7mm vs 70.7mm October average — 1% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Allscott?

Rainfall gauge nr Allscott is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Allscott's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

How many rain days has Allscott had this month?

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Allscott, against a full-month average of 17.1 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Allscott?

2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 925 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 668 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 386 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Allscott?

13 May 2007: 57.7 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 83.0 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 Allscott's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.