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How much rain fell in Brierfield, Lancashire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Brierfield, heaviest in the hour to Tue 02:00 (0.8mm).
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.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Brierfield | 0.0km | 7.0mm | 44.4mm | 118.6mm | 4.9mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Colne nr Colne | 3.5km | 6.4mm | 39.4mm | 116.0mm | 7.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Nelson nr Nelson | 3.7km | 8.0mm | 47.2mm | 118.0mm | 3.8mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 23.3mm.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Brierfield, against a full-month average of 20.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,000 mm (1 Jan to 24 Oct), against 983 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: 2012 (1,731 mm). Driest: 2010 (970 mm). Average: 1,299 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.
Brierfield gets about 1,217 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 142 mm; driest April, 68 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), 2.0 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
Nearest gauge on it: Active Way, 4.1 km away: 0.76 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Calder →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Brierfield's monitored area.
26 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Brierfield's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 25 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: © 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.
Town in Lancashire, England
Brierfield is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, in Lancashire, England. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) north east of Burnley, 1 mile (1.6 km) south west of Nelson, and 1 mile (1.6 km) north east of Reedley. The parish had a population of 8,193, at the census of 2011.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
5.6mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 12 rain gauges within 15km of Brierfield.
October so far: 119.3mm vs 138.9mm October average — 14% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 12 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Brierfield is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Brierfield's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Brierfield, against a full-month average of 20.0 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,731 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,299 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 970 mm.
25 Dec 2015: 77.2 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 85.4 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 Brierfield's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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