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Rainfall in Little Horsted

How much rain fell in Little Horsted, East Sussex? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Little Horsted's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 87.8mm to 582.6mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Lewes (south-west), 4.8km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
26.7mm
Yesterday (24 Oct 2026)
120.7mm
Last 7 days
174.3mm
October so far
vs 107.3mm avg — 62% wetter
0.7mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 3.8mm of rain forecast for the area around Little Horsted, heaviest in the hour to Mon 09:00 (1.0mm).

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 27.5mm at Rainfall gauge nr Lewes (south-west) was the wettest day at this gauge since 27 Jan 2026 and in the top 1.4% of 495 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 26.9mm at Rainfall gauge nr Lewes (south) was the wettest day at this gauge since 18 Dec 2025 and in the top 1.2% of 496 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Little Horsted

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Lewes (south-west) nr Lewes 4.8km 27.5mm 85.1mm 111.3mm 0.7mm
Rainfall gauge nr Uckfield nr Uckfield 5.6km – 373.2mm 582.6mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Lewes (south) nr Lewes 6.5km 26.9mm 73.7mm 95.3mm 0.5mm

Last 30 days (average of 7 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 25 Sep–24 Oct. Wettest day: 38.7mm.

Rain days this October

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Lewes (south-west), against a full-month average of 17.2 rain days (based on 1 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Little Horsted

2026 so far: 673 mm (1 Jan to 24 Oct), against 654 mm by the same date in an average year (2001–2025) — about average.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 7 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (1,130 mm). Driest: 2003 (623 mm). Average: 883 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Little Horsted

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 69.1 mm 11 Oct 2000up to 133.8 mm at one gauge
  2. 52.1 mm 4 Jul 2000up to 74.8 mm at one gauge
  3. 49.2 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 54.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 44.8 mm 2 Nov 2022up to 57.0 mm at one gauge
  5. 39.8 mm 19 Jul 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 61.2 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 64.5 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 54.1 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 35.9 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  4. 33.9 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  5. 30.8 mm Storm Bella · 26–27 Dec 2020

Daily totals are the average of 7 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 Little Horsted

Little Horsted gets about 871 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 105 mm; driest April, 49 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), 2.3 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 Little Horsted

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Little Horsted

River Ouse the largest river near Little Horsted

Nearest gauge on it: Anchor Gates, 3.5 km away: 6.67 mAOD Steady.

Every gauge on the River Ouse →

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 Little Horsted's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Little Horsted

11 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Little Horsted's monitored area. None of the 9 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: © Southern 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 Little Horsted

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

Village in East Sussex, England

Little Horsted is a village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. It is located two miles (3.2 km) south of Uckfield, on the A26 road.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Little Horsted yesterday?

26.7mm of rain fell yesterday (24 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Little Horsted.

Is this month wetter than normal in Little Horsted?

October so far: 174.3mm vs 107.3mm October average — 62% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 25 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Little Horsted?

Rainfall gauge nr Lewes (south-west) is the nearest rain gauge, 4.8km from the centre of Little Horsted'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 Little Horsted had this month?

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Lewes (south-west), against a full-month average of 17.2 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Little Horsted?

2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2001, with 1,130 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 883 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 623 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Little Horsted?

11 Oct 2000: 69.1 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 133.8 mm at one of them. 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 Little Horsted's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.