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Rainfall in Flamstead

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

The average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Flamstead's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 60.0mm to 80.5mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Flamstead, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.0mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
49.6mm
Last 7 days
70.3mm
October so far
vs 69.6mm avg — 1% wetter
3.5mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 2.7mm of rain forecast for the area around Flamstead, heaviest in the hour to Tue 06:00 (1.6mm).

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 Flamstead

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Flamstead 0.0km 0.0mm 51.8mm 72.0mm 4.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Wheathampstead nr Wheathampstead 11.0km 0.0mm 51.0mm 72.0mm 3.6mm
Rainfall gauge nr Lilley nr Lilley 12.8km 0.0mm 42.4mm 60.0mm 3.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 5 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 17.9mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Flamstead, against a full-month average of 18.4 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Flamstead

2026 so far: 419 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 518 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 19% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 5 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2024 (927 mm). Driest: 2011 (495 mm). Average: 668 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Flamstead

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 67.8 mm 22 Sep 2024up to 87.2 mm at one gauge
  2. 42.9 mm 2 Oct 2020up to 64.6 mm at one gauge
  3. 40.7 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 45.2 mm at one gauge
  4. 40.1 mm 21 May 2024up to 48.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 39.9 mm 27 May 2007up to 66.2 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 44.9 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  2. 33.0 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  3. 31.0 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 27.6 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  5. 26.1 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023

Daily totals are the average of 5 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 Flamstead

Flamstead gets about 726 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 77 mm; driest March, 44 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), 2.0 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 Flamstead

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Flamstead

River Gade the largest river near Flamstead

Nearest gauge on it: Gadebridge Park, 8.0 km away: 0.13 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Gade →

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 Flamstead's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Flamstead

2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Flamstead's monitored area. None of them has a live status we can show 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: © Thames 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 Flamstead

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

Village in Hertfordshire, England

Flamstead is a village and civil parish in north-west Hertfordshire, England, near the junction of the A5 and the M1 motorway. At the 2021 Census, the parish had a population of 1,551.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Flamstead yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Flamstead.

Is this month wetter than normal in Flamstead?

October so far: 70.3mm vs 69.6mm October average — 1% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Flamstead?

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

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Flamstead, against a full-month average of 18.4 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Flamstead?

2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 927 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 668 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 495 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Flamstead?

22 Sep 2024: 67.8 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 87.2 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 Flamstead's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.