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How much rain fell in Borrowdale, Cumberland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 11.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Borrowdale, heaviest in the hour to Wed 07:00 (2.8mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 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.
Chance of rain in Borrowdale
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: 90% chance of more than 1 mm, 45% chance of more than 4 mm and 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: 90% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Tue 27 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point under 1 km from Borrowdale. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Borrowdale | 0.0km | 21.6mm | 207.2mm | 556.6mm | 18.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Seatoller nr Seatoller | 1.7km | 18.2mm | 177.4mm | – | 14.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Above Derwent nr Above Derwent | 8.4km | 10.2mm | 149.6mm | 358.5mm | 10.3mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 46.7mm.
23 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Borrowdale, against a full-month average of 24.4 rain days (based on 3 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 2,094 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 2,107 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: 2015 (3,636 mm). Driest: 2003 (2,043 mm). Average: 2,845 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.
Borrowdale gets about 3,947 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 473 mm; driest April, 201 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), 1.1 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Borrowdale's monitored area.
2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Borrowdale's monitored area. None of the 2 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: © 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.
Valley and civil parish in Cumbria, England
Borrowdale is a valley and civil parish in the English Lake District in Cumberland, England. It is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, and is sometimes referred to as Cumberland Borrowdale to distinguish it from another Borrowdale in the historic county of Westmorland.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
12.3mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km of Borrowdale.
October so far: 336.6mm vs 276.9mm October average — 22% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Borrowdale is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Borrowdale's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
23 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Borrowdale, against a full-month average of 24.4 rain days.
2015 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 3,636 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 2,845 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 2,043 mm.
19 Nov 2009: 135.6 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 150.8 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 Borrowdale's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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