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Rainfall in Heamoor

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

Yellow Yellow warning of rain

Heavy rain brings a high likelihood of moderate impacts from surface water flooding.

In force until 11pm Sat 24 Oct (UK time). Issued 9:05am Sat 24 Oct by the Met Office.

What to expect and what to do

What to expect

  • Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
  • Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
  • Some interruption to power supplies and other services likely
  • Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible

What should I do?

Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary.

People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. It's easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.

Check if your property could be at risk of flooding. If so, consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit.

Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area.

What should I do? See the Met Office warnings and advice. Met Office Weather Warnings © Crown Copyright 2026

The average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Heamoor's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 99.2mm to 135.5mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Penzance, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
8.5mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
49.7mm
Last 7 days
112.3mm
October so far
vs 128.0mm avg — 12% drier
20.2mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

A Met Office weather warning is in force here: see the warning above.

Next 24 hours: about 5.0mm of rain forecast for the area around Heamoor, heaviest in the hour to 22:00 (1.7mm).

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 9.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Penzance was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 17.9% of 565 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 8.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Halsetown was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 21.5% of 591 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 8.1mm at Rainfall gauge nr Lelant Saltings was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 20.5% of 565 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Heamoor

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Penzance nr Penzance 0.0km 9.0mm 41.8mm 99.2mm 18.6mm
Rainfall gauge nr Halsetown nr Halsetown 8.1km 8.4mm 60.7mm 135.5mm 20.5mm
Rainfall gauge nr Lelant Saltings nr Lelant Saltings 10.6km 8.1mm 46.5mm 102.1mm 21.6mm

Last 30 days (average of 3 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 21.5mm.

Rain days this October

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Penzance, against a full-month average of 21.7 rain days (based on 17 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Heamoor

2026 so far: 928 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 881 mm by the same date in an average year (2006–2025) — 5% wetter.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 3 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (1,440 mm). Driest: 2011 (946 mm). Average: 1,224 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Heamoor

Wettest days since 2005

  1. 51.5 mm 26 Jun 2006up to 76.0 mm at one gauge
  2. 47.8 mm 24 Apr 2009up to 56.4 mm at one gauge
  3. 44.6 mm 11 Oct 2018 · Storm Callumup to 54.9 mm at one gauge
  4. 44.3 mm 24 Nov 2012up to 49.0 mm at one gauge
  5. 44.0 mm 21 Mar 2013up to 50.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 80.9 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  2. 68.3 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 62.8 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  4. 46.0 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  5. 45.5 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013

Daily totals are the average of 3 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 Heamoor

Heamoor gets about 1,226 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 147 mm; driest May, 68 mm). That is close to 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), 2.7 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Heamoor

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Heamoor

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 Heamoor's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Heamoor

6 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Heamoor's monitored area. None of the 4 with a live status is discharging right now, and 2 have 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: © South West 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 Heamoor

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

Village in Cornwall, England

Heamoor is a village in Cornwall, England. Formerly a secondary settlement of the village of Madron, Heamoor is situated approximately one-and-a half kilometres northwest of Penzance town centre.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Heamoor yesterday?

8.5mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Heamoor.

Is this month wetter than normal in Heamoor?

October so far: 112.3mm vs 128.0mm October average — 12% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Heamoor?

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

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Penzance, against a full-month average of 21.7 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Heamoor?

2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2006, with 1,440 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,224 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 946 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Heamoor?

26 Jun 2006: 51.5 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 76.0 mm at one of them. Records since 3 Jul 2005.

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 Heamoor's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.