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How much rain fell in Bowes, County Durham? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 2.0mm of rain forecast for the area around Bowes, heaviest in the hour to Wed 05:00 (0.5mm).
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 Bowes | 0.0km | 1.8mm | 32.6mm | 76.8mm | 5.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Barras nr Barras | 6.5km | 2.8mm | 41.8mm | 101.3mm | 6.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Cotherstone nr Cotherstone | 11.9km | 4.3mm | 53.2mm | 78.4mm | 3.5mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 15.2mm.
22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Bowes, against a full-month average of 25.3 rain days (based on 22 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 756 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 822 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 8% drier.
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: 2008 (1,373 mm). Driest: 2003 (744 mm). Average: 1,079 mm a year.
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.
Bowes gets about 1,117 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 132 mm; driest May, 65 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), 1.7 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Bowes's monitored area.
Village in County Durham, England
Bowes is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, it is situated close to Barnard Castle. It is built around the medieval Bowes Castle. In 2021 the parish had a population of 442.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
4.2mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Bowes.
October so far: 96.3mm vs 108.3mm October average — 11% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Bowes is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Bowes's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Bowes, against a full-month average of 25.3 rain days.
2008 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,373 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,079 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 744 mm.
5 Sep 2008: 57.0 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 61.8 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 Bowes's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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