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Rainfall in Keadby

How much rain fell in Keadby, North Lincolnshire? 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 Keadby's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 60.8mm to 75.0mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Keadby, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
3.2mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
28.0mm
Last 7 days
68.1mm
October so far
vs 63.1mm avg — 8% wetter
0.5mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

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

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 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 3.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Keadby was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 30.2% of 424 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 3.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Belton was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 29.5% of 404 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 3.8mm at Rainfall gauge nr Owston Ferry was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 28.8% of 413 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Keadby

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Keadby 0.0km 3.4mm 27.2mm 70.1mm 0.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Belton nr Belton 8.7km 3.2mm 27.0mm 60.8mm 0.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr Owston Ferry nr Owston Ferry 12.0km 3.8mm 31.0mm 75.0mm 0.2mm

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

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 10.1mm.

Rain days this October

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Keadby, against a full-month average of 17.0 rain days (based on 24 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Keadby

2026 so far: 435 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 490 mm by the same date in an average year (2002–2025) — 11% 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: 2012 (858 mm). Driest: 2011 (408 mm). Average: 613 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Keadby

Wettest days since 2001

  1. 55.8 mm 9 Aug 2004up to 74.5 mm at one gauge
  2. 51.3 mm 30 Jun 2003up to 80.6 mm at one gauge
  3. 51.0 mm 7 Nov 2019up to 58.8 mm at one gauge
  4. 48.5 mm 25 Jun 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 56.6 mm at one gauge
  5. 44.0 mm 24 Jun 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 55.2 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 69.2 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 39.8 mm Storm Bronagh · 20–21 Sep 2018
  3. 33.4 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 26.0 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  5. 22.4 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020

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 Keadby

Keadby gets about 622 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month July, 64 mm; driest March, 36 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), 1.5 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 Keadby

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Keadby

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 Keadby's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Keadby

9 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Keadby's monitored area. None of the 7 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: © Severn Trent 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 Keadby

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

Village in Lincolnshire, England

Keadby is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Keadby with Althorpe, in the North Lincolnshire district, in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated just off the A18, west of Scunthorpe, and on the west bank of the River Trent. The civil parish of Keadby with Althorpe had a population at the 2011 census of 1,930.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Keadby yesterday?

3.2mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Keadby.

Is this month wetter than normal in Keadby?

October so far: 68.1mm vs 63.1mm October average — 8% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Keadby?

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

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Keadby, against a full-month average of 17.0 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Keadby?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2002, with 858 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 613 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 408 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Keadby?

9 Aug 2004: 55.8 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 74.5 mm at one of them. Records since 31 May 2001.

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