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Rainfall in Frome

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

The average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Frome's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 90.0mm to 175.8mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Frome, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
2.1mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
97.0mm
Last 7 days
129.1mm
October so far
vs 102.6mm avg — 26% wetter
10.8mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 2.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Frome, heaviest in the hour to Tue 04:00 (1.2mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 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 1.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Frome was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 46.1% of 595 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 1.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Dilton Marsh was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 60.5% of 471 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 3.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Downhead was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 37.1% of 665 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Frome

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Frome 0.0km 1.4mm 101.0mm 128.7mm 9.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr Dilton Marsh nr Dilton Marsh 7.6km 1.0mm 80.4mm 102.8mm 4.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Downhead nr Downhead 9.2km 3.4mm 123.5mm 171.1mm 17.7mm

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

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 34.5mm.

Rain days this October

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Frome, against a full-month average of 19.9 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Frome

2026 so far: 724 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 756 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: 2000 (1,372 mm). Driest: 2010 (713 mm). Average: 998 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Frome

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 49.3 mm 18 Jun 2020up to 84.8 mm at one gauge
  2. 47.9 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 85.8 mm at one gauge
  3. 43.1 mm 19 Oct 2001up to 67.2 mm at one gauge
  4. 42.9 mm 13 Oct 2002up to 46.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 40.9 mm 17 Feb 2024up to 58.6 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 66.8 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  2. 55.7 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  3. 50.9 mm Storm Herminia · 26–27 Jan 2025
  4. 49.6 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  5. 36.6 mm Storm Boelo · 24–25 Oct 2026

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 Frome

Frome gets about 900 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 101 mm; driest June, 59 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), 1.3 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 Frome

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Frome

Somerset Frome the largest river near Frome

Nearest gauge on it: Frome Rodden, 1.4 km away: 0.51 m Steady.

Every gauge on the Somerset Frome →

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 Frome's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Frome

21 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Frome's monitored area. None of the 20 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.

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: © 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.

About Frome

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

Town in Somerset, England

Frome is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills on the River Frome, 13 miles (21 km) south of Bath. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 28,567.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Frome yesterday?

2.1mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Frome.

Is this month wetter than normal in Frome?

October so far: 129.1mm vs 102.6mm October average — 26% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Frome?

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

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Frome, against a full-month average of 19.9 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Frome?

2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,372 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 998 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 713 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Frome?

18 Jun 2020: 49.3 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 84.8 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 Frome's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.