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How much rain fell in Battlesbridge, Essex? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 14.8mm of rain forecast for the area around Battlesbridge, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (4.6mm).
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 Rochford nr Rochford | 0.1km | 11.2mm | 27.2mm | 49.1mm | 8.7mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Rayleigh nr Rayleigh | 4.6km | 9.9mm | 26.7mm | 42.9mm | 3.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Wickford nr Wickford | 6.7km | 14.0mm | 37.4mm | 62.6mm | 13.6mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 9.6mm.
13 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Rochford, against a full-month average of 17.3 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 346 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 370 mm by the same date in an average year (2001–2025) — 6% drier.
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: 2014 (821 mm). Driest: 2007 (252 mm). Average: 482 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.
Battlesbridge gets about 571 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 64 mm; driest March, 34 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), 2.5 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Battlesbridge's monitored area.
11 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Battlesbridge's monitored area. None of the 9 with a live status is discharging right now, and 2 have 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: © Anglian 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.
Village in Essex, England
Battlesbridge is a village in Essex, England. It straddles the River Crouch which is tidal and navigable up to this point. It is approximately 14 miles (23 km) south-southeast of Chelmsford and 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Rayleigh. The north bank of the river is in the civil parish of Rettendon, while the south bank is in Rawreth. It is a suburb of the town of Wickford and falls under the postal codes used in Wickford.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
9.6mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 12 rain gauges within 15km of Battlesbridge.
October so far: 45.1mm vs 59.2mm October average — 24% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 12 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Rochford is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Battlesbridge's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
13 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Rochford, against a full-month average of 17.3 rain days.
2014 was the wettest year in the record since 2001, with 821 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 482 mm a year. The driest was 2007, with 252 mm.
2 Oct 2020: 52.6 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 59.8 mm at one of them. Records since 2 Jul 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 Battlesbridge's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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