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How much rain fell in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire? 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 Newark and Sherwood (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.
Chance of rain in Newark and Sherwood
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: less than 5% chance of more than 1 mm, less than 5% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: less than 5% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 04:40 on Wed 28 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point 2.8 km from Newark and Sherwood. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Newark and Sherwood | 0.0km | 0.0mm | 26.6mm | 67.8mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Woodborough nr Woodborough | 13.3km | 0.0mm | 32.6mm | 69.2mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Lambley nr Lambley | 16.0km | 0.2mm | 32.8mm | 66.8mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 12.7mm.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Newark and Sherwood, against a full-month average of 16.7 rain days (based on 25 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 522 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 532 mm by the same date in an average year (2002–2025) — about average.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 2 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (939 mm). Driest: 2011 (437 mm). Average: 667 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 2 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.
Newark and Sherwood gets about 616 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month July, 63 mm; driest March, 35 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), 2.4 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: Farndon, 2.1 km away: 0.44 m Falling ▼.
Every gauge on the River Trent →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Newark and Sherwood's monitored area.
11 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Newark and Sherwood's monitored area. None of the 10 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: © Severn Trent 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.
Non-metropolitan local government district in Nottinghamshire, England
Newark and Sherwood is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest district by area in the county. The council is based in Newark-on-Trent, the area's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Southwell and Ollerton along with a large rural area containing many villages. Much of the district lies within the ancient Sherwood Forest and there are also extensive forestry plantations in the area.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Newark and Sherwood.
October so far: 68.5mm vs 71.6mm October average — 4% drier. Figures are the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Newark and Sherwood is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Newark and Sherwood'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 Newark and Sherwood, against a full-month average of 16.7 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2002, with 939 mm from the average of 2 local rain gauges, against an average of 667 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 437 mm.
27 Aug 2026: 59.7 mm on average across 2 local rain gauges, and up to 72.4 mm at one of them. Records since 31 Mar 2001.
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 Newark and Sherwood's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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