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Rainfall in Iver Heath

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

The average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Iver Heath's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 60.8mm to 71.0mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (south-east), 7.8km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
17.0mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
42.8mm
Last 7 days
66.1mm
October so far
vs 71.9mm avg — 8% drier
11.2mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 1.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Iver Heath, heaviest in the hour to 21:00 (0.6mm).

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 22.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (south-east) was the wettest day at this gauge since 23 Jun 2026 and in the top 1.1% of 359 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 18.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Old Windsor was the wettest day at this gauge since 23 Jun 2026 and in the top 1.8% of 445 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 13.8mm at Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (east) was the wettest day at this gauge since 2 Jun 2026 and in the top 3.7% of 353 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Iver Heath

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (south-east) nr Greater London 7.8km 22.4mm 46.8mm 66.8mm 8.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr Old Windsor nr Old Windsor 9.8km 18.2mm 45.7mm 71.0mm 10.9mm
Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (east) nr Greater London 14.9km 13.8mm 39.2mm 60.8mm 11.8mm

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

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 17.0mm.

Rain days this October

12 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (south-east), against a full-month average of 16.2 rain days (based on 5 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Iver Heath

2026 so far: 399 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 495 mm by the same date in an average year (2004–2025) — 19% 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: 2014 (840 mm). Driest: 2025 (500 mm). Average: 638 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Iver Heath

Wettest days since 2003

  1. 43.8 mm 2 Oct 2020up to 47.6 mm at one gauge
  2. 39.4 mm 26 Aug 2015up to 45.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 34.3 mm 24 Jul 2015
  4. 34.2 mm 2 Nov 2022up to 36.2 mm at one gauge
  5. 33.5 mm 27 May 2007up to 38.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 54.5 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 41.7 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  3. 36.1 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 26.7 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  5. 25.6 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024

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 Iver Heath

Iver Heath gets about 661 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 73 mm; driest March, 41 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), 2.0 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 Iver Heath

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Iver Heath

River Thames the largest river near Iver Heath

Nearest gauge on it: Windsor Park, 8.8 km away: 3.41 m Rising ▲.

Every gauge on the River Thames →

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 Iver Heath's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Iver Heath

3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Iver Heath's monitored area. None of the 3 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: © 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 Iver Heath

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

Civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England

Iver is a civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. In addition to the central clustered village, the parish includes the residential neighbourhoods Iver Heath and Richings Park and the hamlets Shreding Green and Thorney. In 2011 it had a population of 11,119.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Iver Heath yesterday?

17.0mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Iver Heath.

Is this month wetter than normal in Iver Heath?

October so far: 66.1mm vs 71.9mm October average — 8% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Iver Heath?

Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (south-east) is the nearest rain gauge, 7.8km from the centre of Iver Heath'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 Iver Heath had this month?

12 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Greater London (south-east), against a full-month average of 16.2 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Iver Heath?

2014 was the wettest year in the record since 2004, with 840 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 638 mm a year. The driest was 2025, with 500 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Iver Heath?

2 Oct 2020: 43.8 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 47.6 mm at one of them. Records since 1 Jul 2003.

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