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How much rain fell in Carlisle, Cumberland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 2.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Carlisle, heaviest in the hour to Wed 02:00 (0.9mm).
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.
Chance of rain in Carlisle
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: 90% chance of more than 1 mm, 20% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: 95% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Mon 26 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point under 1 km from Carlisle. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Carlisle | 0.0km | 5.0mm | 57.8mm | 105.2mm | 1.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Thursby nr Thursby | 9.4km | 2.3mm | 68.0mm | 117.1mm | 1.3mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Longtown nr Longtown | 12.2km | 5.9mm | 48.9mm | 127.3mm | 1.5mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 27.1mm.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Carlisle, against a full-month average of 20.5 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 649 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 707 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 8% drier.
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: 2015 (1,109 mm). Driest: 2003 (610 mm). Average: 905 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
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.
Carlisle gets about 863 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 90 mm; driest April, 46 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), 1.7 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: Sheepmount, 0.6 km away: 1.57 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Eden →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Carlisle's monitored area.
23 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Carlisle's monitored area. None of the 23 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: © 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.
City in Cumbria, England
Carlisle is a city located in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is the largest settlement and only city in Cumbria. In 2021, it had a population of 77,730.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
4.4mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Carlisle.
October so far: 116.5mm vs 99.5mm October average — 17% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Carlisle is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Carlisle'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 Carlisle, against a full-month average of 20.5 rain days.
2015 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,109 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 905 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 610 mm.
22 May 2024: 79.4 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 105.2 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 Carlisle's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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