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How much rain fell in Hatfield Heath, Essex? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Hatfield Heath (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).
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 Uttlesford nr Uttlesford | 4.9km | 1.0mm | 30.0mm | 50.8mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Takeley Street nr Takeley Street | 7.3km | 1.2mm | 29.6mm | 54.6mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Moreton nr Moreton | 7.7km | 4.2mm | 54.6mm | 76.8mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 14.4mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Uttlesford, against a full-month average of 16.4 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 371 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 490 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 24% drier.
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 (874 mm). Driest: 2005 (405 mm). Average: 622 mm a year.
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.
Hatfield Heath gets about 637 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 71 mm; driest March, 39 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), 1.7 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
Nearest gauge on it: Sawbridgeworth, 3.6 km away: 1.09 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Stort →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Hatfield Heath's monitored area.
5 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Hatfield Heath's monitored area. None of the 5 with a live status is discharging right now.
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: © 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.
Village in Essex, England
Hatfield Heath is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It adjoins the border with Hertfordshire to the west. In close proximity are the towns of Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth. Stansted Airport is approximately 5 miles (8 km) to the north. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,998.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2.2mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 11 rain gauges within 15km of Hatfield Heath.
October so far: 66.2mm vs 62.6mm October average — 6% wetter. Figures are the average of 11 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Uttlesford is the nearest rain gauge, 4.9km from the centre of Hatfield Heath's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Uttlesford, against a full-month average of 16.4 rain days.
2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 874 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 622 mm a year. The driest was 2005, with 405 mm.
29 Oct 2000: 42.9 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 55.6 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 Hatfield Heath's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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