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Rainfall in Catsfield

How much rain fell in Catsfield, East Sussex? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

Yellow Yellow warning of rain

Heavy rain brings a high likelihood of moderate impacts from surface water flooding.

In force until 11pm Sat 24 Oct (UK time). Issued 9:05am Sat 24 Oct by the Met Office.

What to expect and what to do

What to expect

  • Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
  • Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
  • Some interruption to power supplies and other services likely
  • Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible

What should I do?

Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary.

People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. It's easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.

Check if your property could be at risk of flooding. If so, consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit.

Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area.

What should I do? See the Met Office warnings and advice. Met Office Weather Warnings © Crown Copyright 2026

The average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Catsfield's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 83.1mm to 114.2mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Battle, 0.2km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
17.0mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
55.5mm
Last 7 days
97.0mm
October so far
vs 97.0mm avg — 0% wetter
16.1mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

A Met Office weather warning is in force here: see the warning above.

Next 24 hours: about 14.1mm of rain forecast for the area around Catsfield, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (3.3mm).

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).

Next 4 days

Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.

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⚠️ Yesterday's 15.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Battle was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 7.8% of 438 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 23.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Hastings was the wettest day at this gauge since 27 Jan 2026 and in the top 1.8% of 437 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 15.3mm at Rainfall gauge nr St Leonards was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 5.5% of 524 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Catsfield

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Battle nr Battle 0.2km 15.0mm 57.0mm 97.8mm 16.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Hastings nr Hastings 5.6km 23.2mm 65.2mm 114.2mm 20.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr St Leonards nr St Leonards 7.7km 15.3mm 54.7mm 83.1mm 3.3mm

Last 30 days (average of 8 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 21.2mm.

Rain days this October

13 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Battle, against a full-month average of 18.5 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Catsfield

2026 so far: 582 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 558 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (1,056 mm). Driest: 2003 (565 mm). Average: 776 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Catsfield

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 40.6 mm 27 Oct 2023up to 57.7 mm at one gauge
  2. 38.1 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 44.4 mm at one gauge
  3. 35.4 mm 3 Dec 2020up to 45.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 34.3 mm 25 Aug 2014up to 54.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 32.3 mm 25 Feb 2024up to 43.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 51.1 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 42.4 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 32.2 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  4. 31.3 mm Storm Chandra · 26–27 Jan 2026
  5. 30.9 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013

Daily totals are the average of 8 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.

Average rainfall in Catsfield

Catsfield gets about 850 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 105 mm; driest April, 48 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Catsfield

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Catsfield

Nearest river gauges

A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Catsfield's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Catsfield

8 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Catsfield's monitored area. 5 are discharging now, 3 report not discharging.

Discharging now, then the most spills in 2025

Sewage & storm overflows →

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: © Southern 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.

About Catsfield

Catsfield
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in East Sussex, England

Catsfield is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. It is located six miles (9.7 km) north of Bexhill, and three miles (5 km) southwest of Battle.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Catsfield yesterday?

17.0mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Catsfield.

Is this month wetter than normal in Catsfield?

October so far: 97.0mm vs 97.0mm October average — 0% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Catsfield?

Rainfall gauge nr Battle is the nearest rain gauge, 0.2km from the centre of Catsfield's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

How many rain days has Catsfield had this month?

13 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Battle, against a full-month average of 18.5 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Catsfield?

2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,056 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 776 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 565 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Catsfield?

27 Oct 2023: 40.6 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 57.7 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 Catsfield's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.