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How much rain fell in Milton Keynes, Central Bedfordshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 2.1mm of rain forecast for the area around Milton Keynes, heaviest in the hour to Tue 05:00 (1.1mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 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.
Chance of rain in Milton Keynes
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm, 45% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 04:40 on Mon 26 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point under 1 km from Milton Keynes. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Woburn nr Woburn | 8.9km | 0.0mm | 52.0mm | 74.2mm | 3.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Olney nr Olney | 11.3km | 4.0mm | 53.8mm | 79.8mm | 1.5mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Drayton Parslow nr Drayton Parslow | 13.1km | 0.0mm | 57.2mm | 82.6mm | 3.8mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 16.3mm.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Woburn, against a full-month average of 19.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
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: 2023 (917 mm). Driest: 2003 (552 mm). Average: 711 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
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.
Milton Keynes gets about 628 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 65 mm; driest March, 41 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), 1.5 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: Newport Pagnell Cemetery, 2.8 km away: 0.72 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Great Ouse →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Milton Keynes's monitored area.
4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Milton Keynes's monitored area. None of the 3 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.
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: © Anglian 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.
City in Buckinghamshire, England
Milton Keynes is a city in Buckinghamshire, England, about 50 miles (80 km) north-west of London. At the 2021 census, the population of its urban area was 264,349. The River Great Ouse forms the northern boundary of the urban area; a tributary, the River Ouzel, meanders through its linear parks and balancing lakes. Approximately 25% of the urban area is parkland or woodland, including two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). By design, the city comprises many well-delineated neighbourhoods.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
1.3mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Milton Keynes.
October so far: 78.9mm vs 71.7mm October average — 10% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Woburn is the nearest rain gauge, 8.9km from the centre of Milton Keynes's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Woburn, against a full-month average of 19.0 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 917 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 711 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 552 mm.
22 Sep 2024: 71.0 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 89.7 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 Milton Keynes's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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