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Rainfall in Harewood

How much rain fell in Harewood, West Yorkshire? 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 Harewood's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 71.6mm to 87.6mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Harewood, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
4.2mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
44.6mm
Last 7 days
79.1mm
October so far
vs 84.9mm avg — 7% drier
4.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Harewood (under 0.2mm).

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 3.5mm at Rainfall gauge nr Harewood was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 33.2% of 482 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 2.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Leeds was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 40.6% of 505 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 4.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Pudsey was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 25.9% of 506 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Harewood

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Harewood 0.0km 3.5mm 46.6mm 87.6mm 3.9mm
Rainfall gauge nr Leeds nr Leeds 6.0km 2.0mm 44.4mm 78.2mm 3.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Pudsey nr Pudsey 11.6km 4.4mm 39.4mm 77.0mm 3.6mm

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

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 15.5mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Harewood, against a full-month average of 19.1 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Harewood

2026 so far: 580 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 645 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 10% 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: 2012 (1,103 mm). Driest: 2003 (558 mm). Average: 827 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Harewood

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 77.7 mm 14 Jun 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 78.2 mm at one gauge
  2. 56.3 mm 30 Jul 2002up to 73.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 54.3 mm 24 Sep 2012up to 59.2 mm at one gauge
  4. 53.3 mm 30 Jun 2003up to 61.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 50.0 mm 1 Aug 2002up to 55.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 78.3 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 55.3 mm Storm Ciara · 8–9 Feb 2020
  3. 39.5 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 37.3 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021
  5. 35.9 mm Storm Bronagh · 20–21 Sep 2018

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 Harewood

Harewood gets about 721 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 71 mm; driest March, 48 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), 1.8 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 Harewood

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Harewood

River Wharfe the largest river near Harewood

Nearest gauge on it: Arthington, 3.2 km away: 1.10 m Falling ▼.

Every gauge on the River Wharfe →

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 Harewood's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Harewood

20 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Harewood's monitored area. None of the 19 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: © Yorkshire 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 Harewood

Harewood, West Yorkshire
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England

Harewood is a village, civil parish, former manor and ecclesiastical parish, in West Yorkshire, England, today in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 3,734.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Harewood yesterday?

4.2mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Harewood.

Is this month wetter than normal in Harewood?

October so far: 79.1mm vs 84.9mm October average — 7% drier (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 Harewood?

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

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Harewood, against a full-month average of 19.1 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Harewood?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,103 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 827 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 558 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Harewood?

14 Jun 2007: 77.7 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 78.2 mm at one of them, during 2007 UK floods. 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 Harewood's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.