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How much rain fell in Nelson, Lancashire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 1.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Nelson, heaviest in the hour to Tue 02:00 (0.8mm).
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 Nelson | 0.0km | 8.0mm | 47.2mm | 118.0mm | 3.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Trawden nr Trawden | 3.6km | 5.2mm | 45.6mm | 98.8mm | 4.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Brierfield nr Brierfield | 3.7km | 7.0mm | 44.4mm | 118.6mm | 4.9mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 23.1mm.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Nelson, against a full-month average of 22.7 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 931 mm (1 Jan to 24 Oct), against 906 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
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: 2012 (1,602 mm). Driest: 2010 (879 mm). Average: 1,195 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.
Nelson gets about 1,217 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 142 mm; driest April, 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), 2.6 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 Discharging now
Nearest gauge on it: Oxford Road, 6.7 km away: 0.32 m Rising slightly ▲.
Every gauge on the River Calder →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Nelson's monitored area.
16 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Nelson's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 15 report not discharging.
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: © United Utilities 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 Lancashire, England
Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, it had a population of 33,617 in 2021. Nelson is 3 miles (5 km) north of Burnley and 2 miles (3 km) south-west of Colne. Nelson developed as a mill town during the Industrial Revolution.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
6.2mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 12 rain gauges within 15km of Nelson.
October so far: 119.1mm vs 137.5mm October average — 13% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 12 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Nelson is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Nelson's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Nelson, against a full-month average of 22.7 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,602 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,195 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 879 mm.
25 Dec 2015: 75.2 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 79.8 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 Nelson's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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