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How much rain fell in Fylde, Lancashire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 3.2mm of rain forecast for the area around Fylde, heaviest in the hour to Wed 06:00 (0.8mm).
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 Fylde | 0.0km | 3.6mm | 63.4mm | 122.0mm | 1.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Newton-with-Scales nr Newton-with-Scales | 11.6km | 4.1mm | 50.1mm | 99.8mm | 2.1mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Banks nr Banks | 12.1km | 4.2mm | 56.8mm | 96.2mm | 1.4mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 22.0mm.
21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Fylde, against a full-month average of 19.6 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 685 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 707 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
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: 2012 (1,203 mm). Driest: 2013 (699 mm). Average: 922 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
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.
Fylde gets about 895 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 102 mm; driest April, 50 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), 2.2 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Fylde's monitored area.
9 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Fylde's monitored area. None of the 8 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.
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: © United Utilities 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.
Borough and non-metropolitan district in England
The Borough of Fylde is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It covers part of the Fylde plain, after which it is named. The council's headquarters are in St Annes. The borough also contains the towns of Kirkham, Lytham and Wesham and surrounding villages and rural areas.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
4.3mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Fylde.
October so far: 117.5mm vs 103.4mm October average — 14% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Fylde is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Fylde's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Fylde, against a full-month average of 19.6 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,203 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 922 mm a year. The driest was 2013, with 699 mm.
10 Aug 2020: 55.3 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 75.4 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 Fylde's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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