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How much rain fell in Kirknewton, Northumberland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest Environment Agency rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.2mm of rain forecast for the area around Kirknewton.
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).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Chatton nr Chatton | 10.4km | 2.6mm | 55.6mm | 70.8mm | 0.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Alwinton nr Alwinton | 17.1km | 1.1mm | – | – | 2.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Belford nr Belford | 20.4km | 3.9mm | 66.4mm | 85.5mm | 0.1mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 38.0mm.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Chatton, against a full-month average of 19.6 rain days (based on 16 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 459 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 586 mm by the same date in an average year (2011–2025) — 22% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the local rain gauge: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (950 mm). Driest: 2025 (577 mm). Average: 768 mm a year.
Daily totals are the local rain gauge, for UTC days. 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.
Kirknewton gets about 1,257 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 142 mm; driest May, 80 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.
Rain gauge River gauge
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Kirknewton's monitored area.
Village in Northumberland, England
Kirknewton is a Northumbrian village in the north of the county of Northumberland, about 6 miles (10 km) from the town of Wooler and roughly the same distance to the Scottish Borders. The village lies in the valley of Glendale, which takes its name from the River Glen, whose source at the confluence of the Bowmont Water and the College Burn lies at the west end of the village. The population as taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are maintained in the parish of Akeld.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2.6mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from Rainfall gauge nr Chatton, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Kirknewton (10.4km away).
October so far: 70.8mm vs 87.4mm October average — 19% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are from Rainfall gauge nr Chatton.
Rainfall gauge nr Chatton is the nearest rain gauge, 10.4km from the centre of Kirknewton's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Chatton, against a full-month average of 19.6 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2011, with 950 mm from the local rain gauge, against an average of 768 mm a year. The driest was 2025, with 577 mm.
21 Nov 2016: 63.4 mm at the local rain gauge, during Storm Angus. Records since 13 May 2010.
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 Kirknewton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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