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How much rain fell in Byrness, Northumberland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency and SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 5.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Byrness, heaviest in the hour to 21:00 (1.2mm).
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 Byrness | 0.0km | 9.4mm | 63.2mm | 105.8mm | 2.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Kielder nr Kielder | 11.6km | 7.7mm | 61.8mm | – | 4.1mm |
| Chesters nr Chesters | 13.8km | 8.0mm | 51.2mm | 91.8mm | 1.2mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 29.2mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Byrness, against a full-month average of 23.5 rain days (based on 25 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 740 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 864 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 14% 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 (1,425 mm). Driest: 2003 (815 mm). Average: 1,129 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.
Byrness gets about 1,348 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 154 mm; driest May, 74 mm). That is wetter 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), 2.4 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 Byrness's monitored area.
Village in Northumberland, England
Byrness is a village within Rochester civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is approximately 37 miles (60 km) north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne on the A68, and is the last village in England before the A68 climbs the Cheviot Hills to cross Carter Bar into Scotland. Byrness's village church features a stained-glass window commemorating the workers who died during the building of Catcleugh Reservoir nearby. Much of the village was built by the Forestry Commission to house workers for the extensive forests that surround it. Situated on the Pennine Way, Byrness has an inn, campsite and other accommodation offering rest and sustenance for weary walkers.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
8.4mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Byrness.
October so far: 98.8mm vs 121.8mm October average — 19% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Byrness is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Byrness's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Byrness, against a full-month average of 23.5 rain days.
2008 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,425 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,129 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 815 mm.
7 Jan 2005: 51.7 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 65.2 mm at one of them. Records since 1 Jan 2000.
Rainfall data: Environment Agency and SEPA 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 Byrness's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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