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How much rain fell in Asterton, Shropshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 1.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Asterton, 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).
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 Asterton | 0.0km | 0.6mm | 53.2mm | 76.5mm | 2.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Bishop's Castle nr Bishop's Castle | 7.7km | 0.4mm | 58.8mm | 84.6mm | 3.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Leebotwood nr Leebotwood | 10.1km | 0.8mm | 66.2mm | 91.2mm | 4.8mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 14.0mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Asterton, against a full-month average of 21.2 rain days (based on 17 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 569 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 634 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 10% 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: 2012 (1,058 mm). Driest: 2011 (546 mm). Average: 825 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.
Asterton gets about 991 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 107 mm; driest March, 67 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), 2.5 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.
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 Asterton's monitored area.
2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Asterton's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 1 report not discharging.
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.
Hamlet in Shropshire, England
Asterton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, in the civil parish of Myndtown. The name means "eastern home farm", from Old English east "east" and "ham" "home". It is thought to date back to early Saxon times. It is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Church Stretton, 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Bishop's Castle, 13 miles (21 km) north-west of Ludlow and 15 miles (24 km) south of Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire. The nearest other settlements are Prolley Moor, Wentnor, Ratlinghope, Myndtown and Little Stretton.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.6mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Asterton.
October so far: 87.7mm vs 93.8mm October average — 7% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Asterton is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Asterton'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 Asterton, against a full-month average of 21.2 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,058 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 825 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 546 mm.
20 Jul 2007: 57.2 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 61.8 mm at one of them, during 2007 UK 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 Asterton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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