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Rainfall in Keasden

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

The average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Keasden's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 97.7mm to 211.0mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Keasden, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
3.0mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
56.3mm
Last 7 days
146.5mm
October so far
vs 148.9mm avg — 2% drier
8.4mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Keasden (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 3.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Keasden was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 44.3% of 594 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 5.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Ingleton was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 33.7% of 603 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 3.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Stainforth was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 46.5% of 583 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Keasden

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Keasden 0.0km 3.4mm 52.6mm 136.4mm 7.3mm
Rainfall gauge nr Ingleton nr Ingleton 6.0km 5.0mm 46.2mm 132.6mm 7.7mm
Rainfall gauge nr Stainforth nr Stainforth 10.1km 3.0mm 41.5mm 97.7mm 6.8mm

Last 30 days (average of 6 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 29.4mm.

Rain days this October

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Keasden, against a full-month average of 21.6 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Keasden

2026 so far: 1,055 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 1,088 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 6 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2020 (1,809 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,018 mm). Average: 1,442 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Keasden

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 72.3 mm 5 Dec 2015 · Storm Desmondup to 108.8 mm at one gauge
  2. 71.0 mm 31 Dec 2024up to 105.0 mm at one gauge
  3. 70.7 mm 8 Feb 2020 · Storm Ciaraup to 104.2 mm at one gauge
  4. 70.4 mm 7 Jan 2005up to 87.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 70.4 mm 22 Jun 2012up to 84.2 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 124.0 mm Storm Desmond · 4–6 Dec 2015
  2. 90.2 mm Storm Ciara · 8–9 Feb 2020
  3. 78.9 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021
  4. 71.2 mm Storm Aiden · 31 Oct – 1 Nov 2020
  5. 64.3 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018

Daily totals are the average of 6 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 Keasden

Keasden gets about 1,333 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 161 mm; driest April, 70 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), 1.4 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 Keasden

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Keasden

River Ribble the largest river near Keasden

Nearest gauge on it: Locks Weir, 9.5 km away: 0.81 m Falling ▼.

Every gauge on the River Ribble →

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 Keasden's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Keasden

2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Keasden's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 1 report not discharging.

Discharging now, then 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: © United Utilities 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 Keasden

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

Hamlet in North Yorkshire, England

Keasden is a hamlet in the civil parish of Clapham-cum-Newby, in the county of North Yorkshire, in the north-western England. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south west of the village of Clapham and about 5 miles (8 km) to the east of Bentham. The hamlet sits on an unclassified road and is surrounded to the north, south and west by woodland. Keasden has a church but no schools. The postcode is LA2.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Keasden yesterday?

3.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Keasden.

Is this month wetter than normal in Keasden?

October so far: 146.5mm vs 148.9mm October average — 2% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Keasden?

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

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Keasden, against a full-month average of 21.6 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Keasden?

2020 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,809 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,442 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 1,018 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Keasden?

5 Dec 2015: 72.3 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 108.8 mm at one of them, during Storm Desmond. 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 Keasden's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.