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Rainfall in Newhey

How much rain fell in Newhey, West Yorkshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Newhey's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 78.8mm to 124.4mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Ripponden, 4.7km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
7.8mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
27.3mm
Last 7 days
107.5mm
October so far
vs 135.7mm avg — 21% drier
17.2mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 3.8mm of rain forecast for the area around Newhey, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (3.6mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 17:05 UK time. It is a forecast, not a measurement, and not a Met Office forecast. Weather data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Next 4 days

Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.

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⚠️ Yesterday's 11.6mm at Rainfall gauge nr Ripponden was the wettest day at this gauge since 19 Oct 2026 and in the top 10.2% of 607 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 9.8mm at Rainfall gauge nr Littleborough was the wettest day at this gauge since 19 Oct 2026 and in the top 14% of 578 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 11.1mm at Rainfall gauge nr Marsden was the wettest day at this gauge since 19 Oct 2026 and in the top 15.9% of 568 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Newhey

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Ripponden nr Ripponden 4.7km 11.6mm 39.1mm 124.4mm 16.5mm
Rainfall gauge nr Littleborough nr Littleborough 5.5km 9.8mm 34.8mm 111.0mm 14.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Marsden nr Marsden 8.7km 11.1mm 33.2mm 115.2mm 14.8mm

Last 30 days (average of 8 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 25.4mm.

Rain days this October

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ripponden, against a full-month average of 24.5 rain days (based on 6 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Newhey

2026 so far: 875 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 1,029 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 15% drier.

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 (1,800 mm). Driest: 2003 (988 mm). Average: 1,378 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Newhey

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 83.7 mm 31 Dec 2024up to 105.4 mm at one gauge
  2. 66.3 mm 25 Dec 2015up to 90.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 62.5 mm 28 Jul 2019up to 84.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 60.5 mm 23 Nov 2024 · Storm Bertup to 86.0 mm at one gauge
  5. 59.6 mm 26 Jun 2008up to 87.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 93.0 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021
  2. 83.4 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  3. 70.6 mm Storm Ciara · 8–9 Feb 2020
  4. 66.4 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  5. 54.9 mm Storm Bronagh · 20–21 Sep 2018

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.

Average rainfall in Newhey

Newhey gets about 1,380 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 157 mm; driest April, 86 mm). That is wetter 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), 1.4 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Newhey

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Newhey

River Colne the largest river near Newhey

Nearest gauge on it: Marsden, 8.7 km away: 0.41 m Rising ▲.

Every gauge on the River Colne →

Nearest river gauges

A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Newhey's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Newhey

9 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Newhey's monitored area. 3 are discharging now, 6 report not discharging.

Discharging now, then the most spills in 2025

Sewage & storm overflows →

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.

About Newhey

Newhey
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Greater Manchester, England

Newhey is a village in the town of Milnrow in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies at the foot of the South Pennines, by Junction 21 of the M62 motorway and on the River Beal, 3 miles (4.8 km) east-southeast of Rochdale, 10 miles (16.1 km) northeast of Manchester.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Newhey yesterday?

7.8mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Newhey.

Is this month wetter than normal in Newhey?

October so far: 107.5mm vs 135.7mm October average — 21% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Newhey?

Rainfall gauge nr Ripponden is the nearest rain gauge, 4.7km from the centre of Newhey's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

How many rain days has Newhey had this month?

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ripponden, against a full-month average of 24.5 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Newhey?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,800 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,378 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 988 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Newhey?

31 Dec 2024: 83.7 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 105.4 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 Newhey's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.