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How much rain fell in Broseley, Shropshire? 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 Broseley (under 0.2mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Tue 23:05 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 Broseley | 0.0km | 0.6mm | 33.8mm | 69.5mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Shifnal nr Shifnal | 10.9km | 0.2mm | 39.8mm | 83.2mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Ditton Priors nr Ditton Priors | 14.7km | 1.6mm | 38.4mm | 78.0mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 15.9mm.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Broseley, against a full-month average of 18.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 592 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 560 mm by the same date in an average year (2001–2025) — 6% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 3 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2024 (962 mm). Driest: 2011 (464 mm). Average: 711 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 3 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.
Broseley gets about 767 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 78 mm; driest March, 50 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), 2.5 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: Buildwas, 5.7 km away: 1.95 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Severn →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Broseley's monitored area.
16 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Broseley's monitored area. None of the 16 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: © Severn Trent 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.
Market town in Shropshire, England
Broseley is a market town in Shropshire, England, with a population of 4,929 at the 2011 Census and an estimate of 5,022 in 2019. The River Severn flows to its north and east. The first iron bridge in the world was built in 1779 across the Severn, linking Broseley with Coalbrookdale and Madeley. This contributed to the early industrial development in the Ironbridge Gorge, which is now part of a World Heritage Site.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.8mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Broseley.
October so far: 76.9mm vs 77.1mm October average — 0% drier. Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Broseley is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Broseley's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Broseley, against a full-month average of 18.0 rain days.
2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2001, with 962 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 711 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 464 mm.
25 Oct 2019: 48.9 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 51.4 mm at one of them. Records since 12 Oct 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 Broseley's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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