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How much rain fell in Lothersdale, North Yorkshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Lothersdale, heaviest in the hour to 11:00 (0.2mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 05:05 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 Lothersdale | 0.0km | 3.2mm | 32.0mm | 81.4mm | 0.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Skipton nr Skipton | 6.5km | 6.0mm | 48.2mm | 112.1mm | 0.9mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Trawden nr Trawden | 8.7km | 3.7mm | 40.4mm | 105.0mm | 2.5mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 18.4mm.
22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Lothersdale, against a full-month average of 22.6 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 744 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 849 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 12% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2000 (1,465 mm). Driest: 2010 (818 mm). Average: 1,098 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 8 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.
Lothersdale gets about 1,106 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 129 mm; driest April, 60 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), 1.7 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
Nearest gauge on it: Snaygill, 6.0 km away: 1.64 m Falling ▼.
Every gauge on the River Aire →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Lothersdale's monitored area.
7 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Lothersdale's monitored area. None of the 7 with a live status is discharging right now.
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: © Yorkshire 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.
Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
Lothersdale is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, near Skipton, and within the triangle formed by Skipton, Cross Hills, and Colne. It is a small community of about 200 houses but local amenities include a park, church, pub, village hall and primary school. The Pennine Way runs through it.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
4.8mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 11 rain gauges within 15km of Lothersdale.
October so far: 112.2mm vs 124.0mm October average — 10% drier. Figures are the average of 11 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Lothersdale is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Lothersdale's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Lothersdale, against a full-month average of 22.6 rain days.
2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,465 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,098 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 818 mm.
25 Dec 2015: 74.1 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 77.6 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 Lothersdale's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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