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Rainfall in Halfway House

How much rain fell in Halfway House, Shropshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Halfway House's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 67.8mm to 104.6mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Halfway House, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
1.2mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
49.1mm
Last 7 days
80.4mm
October so far
vs 81.8mm avg — 2% drier
3.6mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 1.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Halfway House, heaviest in the hour to Tue 02:00 (1.1mm).

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 1.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Halfway House was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 55.6% of 468 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 1.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Welshpool was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 60.9% of 23 rain days in this gauge's 13-month record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 1.2mm at Welshpool Raingauge was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 51.5% of 33 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Halfway House

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Halfway House 0.0km 1.4mm 45.8mm 67.8mm 2.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Welshpool nr Welshpool 11.7km 1.2mm 50.0mm 74.4mm 4.2mm
Welshpool Raingauge 11.7km 1.2mm 50.0mm 74.6mm 4.2mm

Last 30 days (average of 4 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 15.0mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Halfway House, against a full-month average of 18.1 rain days (based on 24 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Halfway House

2026 so far: 506 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 581 mm by the same date in an average year (2002–2025) — 13% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 4 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2024 (1,031 mm). Driest: 2011 (472 mm). Average: 747 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Halfway House

Wettest days since 2002

  1. 60.4 mm 25 Oct 2019up to 67.8 mm at one gauge
  2. 59.8 mm 20 Jul 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 62.0 mm at one gauge
  3. 58.1 mm 13 May 2007up to 68.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 52.5 mm 23 Sep 2012up to 56.6 mm at one gauge
  5. 44.6 mm 24 Jun 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 59.2 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 103.5 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 50.4 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 40.6 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  4. 39.8 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  5. 37.2 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021

Daily totals are the average of 4 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 Halfway House

Halfway House gets about 805 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 82 mm; driest February, 54 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 Halfway House

Rain gauge River gauge

Rivers near Halfway House

River Severn the largest river near Halfway House

Nearest gauge on it: Crew Green, 3.2 km away: 3.68 m Falling ▼.

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 Halfway House's monitored area.

About Halfway House

Halfway House, Shropshire
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Shropshire, England

Halfway House is a village in Shropshire, England, halfway between Shrewsbury and Welshpool on the A458 road. Also, it is known to be halfway between Birmingham and Aberystwyth.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Halfway House yesterday?

1.2mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Halfway House.

Is this month wetter than normal in Halfway House?

October so far: 80.4mm vs 81.8mm October average — 2% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Halfway House?

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

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Halfway House, against a full-month average of 18.1 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Halfway House?

2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2002, with 1,031 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 747 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 472 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Halfway House?

25 Oct 2019: 60.4 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 67.8 mm at one of them. Records since 1 Jan 2002.

Rainfall data: Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales 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 Halfway House's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.