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How much rain fell in Moretonhampstead, Devon? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Moretonhampstead (under 0.2mm).
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.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Moretonhampstead | 0.0km | 6.4mm | 91.7mm | 121.6mm | 6.7mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Haytor Vale nr Haytor Vale | 9.9km | 10.1mm | 97.2mm | 134.0mm | 10.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Coleford nr Coleford | 13.3km | 5.2mm | 64.3mm | 78.4mm | 3.2mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 40.8mm.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Moretonhampstead, against a full-month average of 22.8 rain days (based on 4 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,021 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 954 mm by the same date in an average year (2008–2025) — 7% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 5 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (1,611 mm). Driest: 2011 (954 mm). Average: 1,313 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 5 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.
Moretonhampstead gets about 1,284 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 156 mm; driest July, 68 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), 0.8 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: Clifford Bridge, 1.7 km away: 0.75 m Falling ▼.
Every gauge on the River Teign →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Moretonhampstead's monitored area.
14 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Moretonhampstead's monitored area. None of the 13 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: © South West 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.
Town in Devon, England
Moretonhampstead is a market town, parish and ancient manor in Devon, situated on the north-eastern edge of Dartmoor, within the Dartmoor National Park. The parish now includes the hamlet Doccombe, and it is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes Drewsteignton, Dunsford, Bridford, Bovey Tracey, Lustleigh, North Bovey and Chagford.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
8.8mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Moretonhampstead.
October so far: 148.4mm vs 150.4mm October average — 1% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Moretonhampstead is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Moretonhampstead's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Moretonhampstead, against a full-month average of 22.8 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2008, with 1,611 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,313 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 954 mm.
23 Dec 2013: 70.4 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 79.0 mm at one of them, during 2013-14 UK winter floods. Records since 13 Jun 2007.
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 Moretonhampstead's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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