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Rainfall in Llanwarne

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

The average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Llanwarne's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 57.6mm to 74.0mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Llanwarne, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
2.1mm
Yesterday (27 Oct 2026)
38.2mm
Last 7 days
65.8mm
October so far
vs 84.0mm avg — 22% drier
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

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

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Tue 23:05 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 3 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 3.3mm at Rainfall gauge nr Llanwarne was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 39.1% of 233 rain days in this gauge's 13-month record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 2.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Holme Lacy was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 45% of 464 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 1.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Hereford was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 55.7% of 456 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Llanwarne

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Llanwarne 0.0km 3.3mm 46.4mm – 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Holme Lacy nr Holme Lacy 9.1km 2.0mm 38.0mm 74.0mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Hereford nr Hereford 11.2km 1.0mm 30.2mm 57.6mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 3 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 13.3mm.

Rain days this October

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Llanwarne, against a full-month average of 17.0 rain days (based on 20 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Llanwarne

2026 so far: 556 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 587 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 5% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 3 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (1,045 mm). Driest: 2011 (504 mm). Average: 756 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Llanwarne

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 69.8 mm 23 Sep 2012up to 81.4 mm at one gauge
  2. 56.3 mm 25 Oct 2019up to 59.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 52.8 mm 19 Oct 2001up to 56.4 mm at one gauge
  4. 52.7 mm 20 Jul 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 55.2 mm at one gauge
  5. 48.9 mm 24 Jul 2005up to 50.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 62.8 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  2. 53.7 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  3. 52.7 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  4. 34.9 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  5. 34.5 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024

Daily totals are the average of 3 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 Llanwarne

Llanwarne gets about 871 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 101 mm; driest April, 55 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), 2.2 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 Llanwarne

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Llanwarne

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 Llanwarne's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Llanwarne

1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Llanwarne's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not discharging right now.

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: © Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, from its Storm Overflow Map.

About Llanwarne

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

Village in Herefordshire, England

Llanwarne is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The population of the civil Parish as taken at the 2011 census was 380. It is about 5 miles (8 km) from the Welsh border, is approximately 6 miles (10 km) north-west of Ross-on-Wye, and near Harewood End and Pencoyd.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Llanwarne yesterday?

2.1mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Llanwarne.

Is this month wetter than normal in Llanwarne?

October so far: 65.8mm vs 84.0mm October average — 22% drier. Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Llanwarne?

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

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

What was the wettest year in Llanwarne?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,045 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 756 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 504 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Llanwarne?

23 Sep 2012: 69.8 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 81.4 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 Llanwarne's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.