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Rainfall in Kingwater

How much rain fell in Kingwater, Cumberland? 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 Kingwater's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 92.2mm to 405.8mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Kingwater, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
4.9mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
54.8mm
Last 7 days
198.1mm
October so far
vs 127.4mm avg — 55% wetter
9.3mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 4.8mm of rain forecast for the area around Kingwater, heaviest in the hour to Wed 07:00 (1.5mm).

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 6.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Kingwater was the wettest day at this gauge since 25 Oct 2026 and in the top 26.3% of 674 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 2.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Haltwhistle was the wettest day at this gauge since 25 Oct 2026 and in the top 43.4% of 562 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 6.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Greystead was the wettest day at this gauge since 25 Oct 2026 and in the top 24.2% of 637 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Kingwater

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Kingwater 0.0km 6.0mm 63.1mm 143.2mm 11.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Haltwhistle nr Haltwhistle 7.3km 2.2mm 42.2mm 92.2mm 6.6mm
Rainfall gauge nr Greystead nr Greystead 8.9km 6.2mm 67.6mm 151.0mm 11.4mm

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

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 23.9mm.

Rain days this October

21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Kingwater, against a full-month average of 25.1 rain days (based on 22 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Kingwater

2026 so far: 961 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 970 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.

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 (1,538 mm). Driest: 2003 (852 mm). Average: 1,237 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Kingwater

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 58.3 mm 5 Dec 2015 · Storm Desmondup to 83.8 mm at one gauge
  2. 55.0 mm 15 Jan 2011up to 82.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 52.5 mm 11 Oct 2005up to 59.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 51.4 mm 12 Jun 2007up to 78.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 51.1 mm 7 Jan 2005up to 74.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 92.4 mm Storm Desmond · 4–6 Dec 2015
  2. 70.0 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  3. 54.1 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021
  4. 40.8 mm Storm Ciara · 8–9 Feb 2020
  5. 36.6 mm Storm Bronagh · 20–21 Sep 2018

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 Kingwater

Kingwater gets about 1,329 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 138 mm; driest April, 78 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 Kingwater

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Kingwater

River South Tyne the largest river near Kingwater

Nearest gauge on it: Featherstone, 9.7 km away: 0.55 m Falling ▼.

Every gauge on the River South Tyne →

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 Kingwater's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Kingwater

3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Kingwater'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: © United Utilities storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Live status: © Northumbrian 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 Kingwater

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

Civil parish in Cumbria, England

Kingwater is a civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England. At the 2011 census it had a population of 170.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Kingwater yesterday?

4.9mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Kingwater.

Is this month wetter than normal in Kingwater?

October so far: 198.1mm vs 127.4mm October average — 55% 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 Kingwater?

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

21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Kingwater, against a full-month average of 25.1 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Kingwater?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,538 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,237 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 852 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Kingwater?

5 Dec 2015: 58.3 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 83.8 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 Kingwater's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.