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Rainfall in Ashurst

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

Yellow Yellow warning of rain

Heavy rain brings a high likelihood of moderate impacts from surface water flooding.

In force until 11pm Sat 24 Oct (UK time). Issued 9:05am Sat 24 Oct by the Met Office.

What to expect and what to do

What to expect

  • Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
  • Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
  • Some interruption to power supplies and other services likely
  • Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible

What should I do?

Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary.

People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. It's easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.

Check if your property could be at risk of flooding. If so, consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit.

Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area.

What should I do? See the Met Office warnings and advice. Met Office Weather Warnings © Crown Copyright 2026

The average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Ashurst's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 95.1mm to 135.7mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr New Forest (north, 0.0 km), 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
17.6mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
67.6mm
Last 7 days
114.4mm
October so far
vs 108.4mm avg — 6% wetter
19.3mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

A Met Office weather warning is in force here: see the warning above.

Next 24 hours: about 5.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Ashurst, heaviest in the hour to 23:00 (1.3mm).

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 16.9mm at Rainfall gauge nr New Forest (north, 0.0 km) was the wettest day at this gauge since 20 Oct 2026 and in the top 5.8% of 498 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 26.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Brockenhurst was the wettest day at this gauge since 18 Feb 2026 and in the top 1.6% of 580 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 15.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr New Forest (north, 8.4 km) was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 7.6% of 484 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Ashurst

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr New Forest (north, 0.0 km) nr New Forest 0.0km 16.9mm 66.6mm 116.3mm 21.1mm
Rainfall gauge nr Brockenhurst nr Brockenhurst 6.1km 26.4mm 78.2mm 135.7mm 21.3mm
Rainfall gauge nr New Forest (north, 8.4 km) nr New Forest 8.4km 15.0mm 66.0mm 110.3mm 20.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 4 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 22.0mm.

Rain days this October

13 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr New Forest (north, 0.0 km), against a full-month average of 18.2 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Ashurst

2026 so far: 684 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 665 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 4 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2014 (1,377 mm). Driest: 2003 (495 mm). Average: 918 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Ashurst

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 51.4 mm 23 Dec 2013 · 2013-14 UK winter floodsup to 60.0 mm at one gauge
  2. 48.0 mm 18 Aug 2011up to 90.0 mm at one gauge
  3. 47.7 mm 23 Sep 2012up to 52.2 mm at one gauge
  4. 45.1 mm 12 Dec 2011up to 52.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 44.4 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 51.2 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 59.5 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  2. 54.6 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  3. 51.4 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  4. 43.6 mm Storm Brendan · 13–14 Jan 2020
  5. 40.9 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013

Daily totals are the average of 4 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 Ashurst

Ashurst gets about 909 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 111 mm; driest July, 50 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), 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 Ashurst

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Ashurst

River Blackwater the largest river near Ashurst

Nearest gauge on it: Ower, 8.5 km away: 0.16 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Blackwater →

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 Ashurst's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Ashurst

5 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Ashurst's monitored area. 2 are discharging now, 3 report not discharging.

Discharging now, then 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: © Southern 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 Ashurst

Ashurst, Hampshire
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Hampshire, England

Ashurst is a village in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England, which together with Colbury hamlet makes the parish of Ashurst and Colbury. Ashurst is on the A35 road near the Southampton conurbation. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 2,011, increasing to 2,093 at the 2011 Census. The parish is on the edge of the designated New Forest National Park area. The village has a campsite, some shops and a railway station. The parish is bounded to the west by Netley Marsh parish and the Bartley Water, to the north by the A326 road and Totton and Eling, and to the south by Denny Lodge parish in the New Forest.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Ashurst yesterday?

17.6mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Ashurst.

Is this month wetter than normal in Ashurst?

October so far: 114.4mm vs 108.4mm October average — 6% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Ashurst?

Rainfall gauge nr New Forest (north, 0.0 km) is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Ashurst'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 Ashurst had this month?

13 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr New Forest (north, 0.0 km), against a full-month average of 18.2 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Ashurst?

2014 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,377 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 918 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 495 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Ashurst?

23 Dec 2013: 51.4 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 60.0 mm at one of them, during 2013-14 UK winter floods. 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 Ashurst's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.