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Rainfall in Great Warley

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

The average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Great Warley's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 52.7mm to 60.6mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (west, 3.0 km), 3.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
15.4mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
31.4mm
Last 7 days
55.2mm
October so far
vs 60.9mm avg — 9% drier
8.3mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 11.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Great Warley, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (2.8mm).

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).

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 16.9mm at Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (west, 3.0 km) was the wettest day at this gauge since 8 Sep 2026 and in the top 3.3% of 418 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 15.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Brentwood was the wettest day at this gauge since 8 Sep 2026 and in the top 2.3% of 398 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 15.6mm at Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (west, 9.2 km) was the wettest day at this gauge since 8 Sep 2026, a new October daily high in this gauge's 2-year record, and in the top 3.8% of 416 rain days ranked here.

Nearest rain gauges to Great Warley

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (west, 3.0 km) nr Greater London 3.0km 16.9mm 30.4mm 52.7mm 7.1mm
Rainfall gauge nr Brentwood nr Brentwood 7.0km 15.4mm 28.8mm 56.4mm 8.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (west, 9.2 km) nr Greater London 9.2km 15.6mm 28.8mm 53.3mm 8.2mm

Last 30 days (average of 6 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 15.4mm.

Rain days this October

13 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (west, 3.0 km), against a full-month average of 15.8 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Great Warley

2026 so far: 373 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 429 mm by the same date in an average year (2001–2025) — 13% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 6 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (753 mm). Driest: 2010 (372 mm). Average: 556 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Great Warley

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 53.6 mm 2 Oct 2020up to 57.8 mm at one gauge
  2. 44.0 mm 22 Jun 2016up to 56.6 mm at one gauge
  3. 39.2 mm 24 Aug 2013up to 45.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 38.7 mm 9 Aug 2017up to 54.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 37.9 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 40.4 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 42.6 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  2. 33.9 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  3. 25.2 mm Storm Ciaran · 1–2 Nov 2023
  4. 23.7 mm Storm Conall · 26–27 Nov 2024
  5. 23.1 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024

Daily totals are the average of 6 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 Great Warley

Great Warley gets about 627 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 70 mm; driest March, 38 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Great Warley

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Great Warley

River Roding the largest river near Great Warley

Nearest gauge on it: Shonks Mill Bridge, 9.5 km away: 0.27 m Rising ▲.

Every gauge on the River Roding →

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 Great Warley's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Great Warley

5 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Great Warley's monitored area. None of the 5 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: © Anglian Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. 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 Great Warley

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

Village in Essex, England

Great Warley is a village in the Borough of Brentwood in Essex, England. It is located 2 miles (3 km) south-west of the centre of Brentwood. It is situated to the far south-west of the county, on the B186 road near to the Greater London boundary and the M25 London Orbital Motorway. Great Warley was formerly a civil parish.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Great Warley yesterday?

15.4mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Great Warley.

Is this month wetter than normal in Great Warley?

October so far: 55.2mm vs 60.9mm October average — 9% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Great Warley?

Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (west, 3.0 km) is the nearest rain gauge, 3.0km from the centre of Great Warley'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 Great Warley had this month?

13 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (west, 3.0 km), against a full-month average of 15.8 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Great Warley?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2001, with 753 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 556 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 372 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Great Warley?

2 Oct 2020: 53.6 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 57.8 mm at one of them. Records since 4 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 Great Warley's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.