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How much rain fell in Ambleside, Westmorland and Furness? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Ambleside (under 0.2mm).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Ambleside | 0.1km | 24.6mm | 122.3mm | 278.6mm | 23.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Troutbeck nr Troutbeck | 5.7km | 18.6mm | 95.5mm | 230.2mm | 20.9mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Lakes nr Lakes | 8.5km | 32.8mm | 135.2mm | 356.6mm | 15.0mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 51.8mm.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ambleside, against a full-month average of 24.0 rain days (based on 3 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,913 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 1,842 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (3,121 mm). Driest: 2003 (1,598 mm). Average: 2,492 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 8 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.
Ambleside gets about 2,082 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 266 mm; driest April, 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), 1.2 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 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 Ambleside's monitored area.
3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Ambleside's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 1 report not discharging, and 1 has no current status.
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: © United Utilities 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.
Town in Cumbria, England
Ambleside is a town in the civil parish of Lakes and the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Westmorland and located in the Lake District National Park, the town sits at the head of Windermere, England's largest natural lake. In 2022 the built up area had an estimated population of 2,586.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
24.1mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Ambleside.
October so far: 311.8mm vs 267.6mm October average — 17% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Ambleside is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Ambleside's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ambleside, against a full-month average of 24.0 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 3,121 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 2,492 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 1,598 mm.
25 Oct 2008: 116.2 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 175.8 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 Ambleside's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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