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Rainfall in Brigstock

How much rain fell in Brigstock, North Northamptonshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Brigstock's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 13.0mm to 84.6mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Brigstock, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.0mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
34.3mm
Last 7 days
58.9mm
October so far
vs 68.3mm avg — 14% drier
4.3mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 0.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Brigstock, heaviest in the hour to Tue 06:00 (0.8mm).

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).

Next 4 days

Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.

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Nearest rain gauges to Brigstock

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Brigstock 0.0km 0.0mm 40.8mm 71.6mm 4.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Weldon nr Weldon 5.9km 0.0mm 51.4mm 84.6mm 4.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Cotterstock nr Cotterstock 10.4km 0.0mm 7.7mm 13.0mm 4.1mm

Last 30 days (average of 4 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 10.6mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Brigstock, against a full-month average of 15.9 rain days (based on 21 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Brigstock

2026 so far: 455 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 510 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 11% 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: 2012 (882 mm). Driest: 2011 (418 mm). Average: 648 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Brigstock

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 82.5 mm 9 Aug 2004up to 125.4 mm at one gauge
  2. 56.2 mm 15 Oct 2002up to 60.0 mm at one gauge
  3. 51.7 mm 16 Aug 2022up to 85.2 mm at one gauge
  4. 50.1 mm 23 Dec 2020up to 60.2 mm at one gauge
  5. 46.9 mm 7 Jul 2004up to 54.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 77.7 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 46.9 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 39.9 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  4. 36.2 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  5. 32.5 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024

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.

Average rainfall in Brigstock

Brigstock gets about 687 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 71 mm; driest March, 42 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), 3.2 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Brigstock

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Brigstock

River Ise the largest river near Brigstock

Nearest gauge on it: Barford Bridge, 8.8 km away: 0.03 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Ise →

Nearest river gauges

A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Brigstock's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Brigstock

3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Brigstock's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 2 report not discharging.

Discharging now, then the most spills in 2025

Sewage & storm overflows →

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.

About Brigstock

Brigstock
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Northamptonshire, England

Brigstock is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire. Administratively it is part of North Northamptonshire. From 2001 to 2011, the parish population increased from 1,329 to 1,357.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Brigstock yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Brigstock.

Is this month wetter than normal in Brigstock?

October so far: 58.9mm vs 68.3mm October average — 14% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Brigstock?

Rainfall gauge nr Brigstock is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Brigstock's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

How many rain days has Brigstock had this month?

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Brigstock, against a full-month average of 15.9 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Brigstock?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 882 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 648 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 418 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Brigstock?

9 Aug 2004: 82.5 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 125.4 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 Brigstock's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.