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How much rain fell in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire? 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 Bishop's Waltham (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 Bishop's Waltham | 0.1km | 5.5mm | 96.5mm | 117.9mm | 8.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Denmead nr Denmead | 9.7km | 4.3mm | 110.6mm | 146.0mm | 5.9mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Otterbourne nr Otterbourne | 10.5km | 9.3mm | 86.7mm | 114.6mm | 7.9mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 24.6mm.
14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Bishop's Waltham, against a full-month average of 17.8 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
The rain gauges near Bishop's Waltham do not have a long enough daily record yet, so this is the Met Office series for the wider region.
Yearly rainfall 1986–2025, with the dashed line at the 1991–2020 average. Wettest: 2000 (1,109 mm). Driest: 2005 (610 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
Bishop's Waltham gets about 889 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 109 mm; driest May, 51 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
Nearest gauge on it: North Fareham weir, 9.8 km away: 0.31 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Wallington →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Bishop's Waltham's monitored area.
8 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Bishop's Waltham's monitored area. None of the 8 with a live status is discharging right now.
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.
Town in Hampshire, England
Bishop's Waltham is a medieval market town situated at the source of the River Hamble in Hampshire, England. It has a foot in the South Downs National Park and is located at the midpoint of a long-established route between Winchester and Portsmouth. It is home to the ruins of Bishop's Waltham Palace, a Scheduled Ancient Monument under English Heritage management, and a well-preserved high street with many listed buildings which now house independent shops.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
6.0mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Bishop's Waltham.
October so far: 131.6mm vs 102.5mm October average — 28% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Bishop's Waltham is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Bishop's Waltham's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Bishop's Waltham, against a full-month average of 17.8 rain days.
22 Nov 2005: 58.2 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 116.2 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 Bishop's Waltham's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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