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How much rain fell in Burrowbridge, Somerset? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Burrowbridge, heaviest in the hour to 04:00 (0.5mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Mon 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 Burrowbridge | 0.0km | 4.8mm | 59.2mm | 73.0mm | 0.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Somerton nr Somerton | 10.9km | 5.7mm | 76.2mm | 92.9mm | 0.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Bridgwater nr Bridgwater | 11.7km | 4.5mm | 69.0mm | 83.4mm | 0.1mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 18.9mm.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Burrowbridge, against a full-month average of 18.7 rain days (based on 1 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 561 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 554 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 5 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2024 (995 mm). Driest: 2010 (498 mm). Average: 725 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
Daily totals are the average of 5 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.
Burrowbridge gets about 728 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 83 mm; driest April, 49 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), 1.2 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
Nearest gauge on it: Huish Episcopi Pumping Station, 6.9 km away: 1.94 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Yeo →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Burrowbridge's monitored area.
10 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Burrowbridge's monitored area. None of the 10 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: © Wessex 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.
Village and civil parish in Somerset, England
Burrowbridge is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Parrett and the A361 road on the edge of the Somerset Levels. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Bridgwater, and has a population of 508.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
6.6mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Burrowbridge.
October so far: 86.2mm vs 81.5mm October average — 6% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Burrowbridge is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Burrowbridge's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Burrowbridge, against a full-month average of 18.7 rain days.
2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 995 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 725 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 498 mm.
23 Sep 2012: 48.8 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 52.4 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 Burrowbridge's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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