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How much rain fell in Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland? 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 Newbiggin by the Sea (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 Newbiggin by the Sea | 0.0km | 1.8mm | 24.6mm | 45.0mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Blyth nr Blyth | 4.8km | 1.6mm | 27.6mm | 50.6mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Whitley Bay nr Whitley Bay | 15.0km | 0.8mm | 27.1mm | 50.2mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 10.5mm.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Newbiggin by the Sea, against a full-month average of 18.4 rain days (based on 18 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 444 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 490 mm by the same date in an average year (2008–2025) — 9% drier.
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: 2012 (907 mm). Driest: 2011 (499 mm). Average: 634 mm a year.
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.
Newbiggin by the Sea gets about 630 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 71 mm; driest March, 38 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), 2.1 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: Hartford Bridge, 9.2 km away: 0.15 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Blyth →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Newbiggin by the Sea's monitored area.
36 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Newbiggin by the Sea's monitored area. None of the 35 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: © Northumbrian 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 and civil parish in Northumberland, England
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, often abbreviated to Newbiggin, is a seaside town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located on the North Sea coast.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
1.4mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Newbiggin by the Sea.
October so far: 48.6mm vs 64.1mm October average — 24% drier. Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Newbiggin by the Sea is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Newbiggin by the Sea's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Newbiggin by the Sea, against a full-month average of 18.4 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2008, with 907 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 634 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 499 mm.
8 Oct 2024: 45.9 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 58.4 mm at one of them. Records since 1 May 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 Newbiggin by the Sea's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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