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How much rain fell in Calder Bridge, Cumberland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 4.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Calder Bridge, heaviest in the hour to Tue 03:00 (1.0mm).
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).
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 Calder Bridge | 0.0km | 7.0mm | 71.0mm | 167.4mm | 7.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr St Bees nr St Bees | 9.1km | 5.8mm | 85.4mm | 196.4mm | 8.5mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Ennerdale Bridge nr Ennerdale Bridge | 11.8km | 8.9mm | 86.3mm | 252.0mm | 7.6mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 36.4mm.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Calder Bridge, against a full-month average of 20.5 rain days (based on 11 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,186 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 1,097 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 8% wetter.
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: 2000 (1,688 mm). Driest: 2001 (1,060 mm). Average: 1,447 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.
Calder Bridge gets about 1,118 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 138 mm; driest April, 59 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), 2.2 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 Discharging now
Nearest gauge on it: Braystones, 3.0 km away: 0.87 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Ehen →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Calder Bridge's monitored area.
5 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Calder Bridge's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 4 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.
Village in Cumbria, England
Calder Bridge is a small village in Cumbria in England. It is located between the hamlets of Gosforth and Beckermet and lies on the River Calder.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
8.2mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Calder Bridge.
October so far: 205.1mm vs 162.4mm October average — 26% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Calder Bridge is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Calder Bridge's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Calder Bridge, against a full-month average of 20.5 rain days.
2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,688 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,447 mm a year. The driest was 2001, with 1,060 mm.
3 Oct 2014: 80.2 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 100.6 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 Calder Bridge's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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