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How much rain fell in Evershot, Dorset? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Evershot (under 0.2mm).
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 Evershot | 0.0km | 12.0mm | 94.6mm | 143.2mm | 11.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Beaminster nr Beaminster | 6.2km | 15.8mm | 106.8mm | 163.3mm | 13.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Up Cerne nr Up Cerne | 6.9km | 10.3mm | 94.0mm | 148.6mm | 15.3mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 29.1mm.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Evershot, against a full-month average of 20.8 rain days (based on 3 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 861 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 820 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 5% wetter.
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 (1,393 mm). Driest: 2011 (810 mm). Average: 1,109 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
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.
Evershot gets about 1,133 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 136 mm; driest July, 65 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), 1.9 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: Maiden Newton, 7.0 km away: 0.35 m Falling ▼.
Every gauge on the River Frome →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Evershot's monitored area.
2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Evershot's monitored area. None of the 2 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 in Dorset, England
Evershot is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England, situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of Yeovil in Somerset. It is the second highest village in the county at 175 metres (574 ft) above sea-level. Evershot parish encompasses part of the nearby hamlet of Holywell, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) east of Evershot village. Dorset County Council's latest (2013) estimate of the parish population is 210. The village has connections with the writer Thomas Hardy.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
12.7mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Evershot.
October so far: 146.0mm vs 127.5mm October average — 15% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Evershot is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Evershot'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 Evershot, against a full-month average of 20.8 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,393 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,109 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 810 mm.
3 Oct 2004: 57.4 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 73.0 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 Evershot's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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