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Rainfall in Fernhill Heath

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

The average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Fernhill Heath's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 75.2mm to 79.7mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Fernhill Heath, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.5mm
Yesterday (27 Oct 2026)
36.7mm
Last 7 days
76.9mm
October so far
vs 77.8mm avg — 1% drier
0.2mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Fernhill Heath (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).

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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Nearest rain gauges to Fernhill Heath

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Fernhill Heath 0.0km 0.4mm 39.6mm 79.7mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Crowle nr Crowle 5.9km 0.6mm 35.2mm 75.8mm 0.6mm
Rainfall gauge nr Hartlebury nr Hartlebury 12.0km 0.6mm 35.2mm 75.2mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 3 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 16.5mm.

Rain days this October

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Fernhill Heath, against a full-month average of 16.8 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Fernhill Heath

2026 so far: 548 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 534 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.

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: 2012 (886 mm). Driest: 2011 (441 mm). Average: 679 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Fernhill Heath

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 77.6 mm 20 Jul 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 98.0 mm at one gauge
  2. 43.6 mm 23 Sep 2012up to 46.4 mm at one gauge
  3. 41.5 mm 12 Oct 2005up to 46.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 40.5 mm 13 Aug 2015up to 46.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 39.0 mm 19 Oct 2023 · Storm Babetup to 42.4 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 77.7 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 50.1 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 32.8 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  4. 31.7 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  5. 28.6 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020

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.

Average rainfall in Fernhill Heath

Fernhill Heath gets about 695 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 72 mm; driest February, 45 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), 0.9 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Fernhill Heath

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Fernhill Heath

River Severn the largest river near Fernhill Heath

Nearest gauge on it: Worcester (Barbourne), 4.4 km away: 1.11 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Severn →

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 Fernhill Heath's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Fernhill Heath

8 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Fernhill Heath's monitored area. None of the 8 with a live status is discharging right now.

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: © Severn Trent 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 Fernhill Heath

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

Village in Worcestershire, England

Fernhill Heath is a village in Worcestershire, England. It is in the civil parish of North Claines in Wychavon district. Its built-up area population was 3,297 in 2021.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Fernhill Heath yesterday?

0.5mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Fernhill Heath.

Is this month wetter than normal in Fernhill Heath?

October so far: 76.9mm vs 77.8mm October average — 1% drier. Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Fernhill Heath?

Rainfall gauge nr Fernhill Heath is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Fernhill Heath'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 Fernhill Heath had this month?

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Fernhill Heath, against a full-month average of 16.8 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Fernhill Heath?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 886 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 679 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 441 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Fernhill Heath?

20 Jul 2007: 77.6 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 98.0 mm at one of them, during 2007 UK floods. 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 Fernhill Heath's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.