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How much rain fell in Newton-with-Scales, Lancashire? 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 Newton-with-Scales (under 0.2mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 05:05 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 Newton-with-Scales | 0.0km | 2.1mm | 44.4mm | 104.3mm | 4.5mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Preston nr Preston | 8.6km | 0.6mm | 45.8mm | – | 5.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Banks nr Banks | 10.9km | 1.4mm | 50.4mm | 98.6mm | 2.4mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 21.5mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Newton-with-Scales, against a full-month average of 21.0 rain days (based on 12 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 697 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 779 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 11% drier.
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: 2012 (1,275 mm). Driest: 2013 (761 mm). Average: 1,006 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.
Newton-with-Scales gets about 926 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 105 mm; driest April, 50 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 Discharging now
Nearest gauge on it: Penwortham, 7.1 km away: 1.90 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Ribble →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Newton-with-Scales's monitored area.
16 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Newton-with-Scales'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.
Village in Fylde Borough, Lancashire, England
Newton-with-Scales is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton-with-Clifton, in the Fylde district, in the county of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the A583 road, 5 miles (8 km) from Preston and 11 miles (18 km) from Blackpool. It has a park situated on School Lane, a Marston's pub called the Bell and Bottle, a primary school called Newton Bluecoats, a shop called the convenience store which also has a Post Office.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
1.7mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Newton-with-Scales.
October so far: 118.3mm vs 112.7mm October average — 5% wetter. Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Newton-with-Scales is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Newton-with-Scales's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Newton-with-Scales, against a full-month average of 21.0 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,275 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,006 mm a year. The driest was 2013, with 761 mm.
31 Dec 2024: 53.7 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 73.6 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 Newton-with-Scales's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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