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How much rain fell in Norwich, Norfolk? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Norwich, heaviest in the hour to Wed 06:00 (0.4mm).
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 Norwich
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: 20% 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: 55% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Tue 10 Nov. For the Met Office forecast point under 1 km from Norwich. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | November | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Poringland nr Poringland | 9.3km | 0.2mm | 0.8mm | 5.2mm | 0.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Barford nr Barford | 10.9km | 0.0mm | 1.8mm | 6.2mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr South Norfolk nr South Norfolk | 17.5km | 0.1mm | 1.2mm | 5.2mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 11 Oct–9 Nov. Wettest day: 15.7mm.
5 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this November at Rainfall gauge nr Poringland, against a full-month average of 22.1 rain days (based on 19 months of records at this gauge).
The rain gauges near Norwich do not have a long enough daily record yet, so this is the Met Office series for the wider region.
Yearly rainfall 1986–2025, with the dashed line at the 1991–2020 average. Wettest: 2012 (810 mm). Driest: 2011 (454 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Norwich gets about 668 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 68 mm; driest April, 40 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), 1.1 km from the centre of Norwich. 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Norwich.
26 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Norwich. None of the 21 with a live status is discharging right now, and 5 have 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: © Anglian 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.
City and non-metropolitan district in Norfolk, England
Norwich is a cathedral city and district in Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about 100 mi (160 km) north-east of London, 40 mi (64 km) north of Ipswich and 65 mi (105 km) east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich City Council local authority area was estimated to be 144,000 in 2021, which was an increase from 143,135 in 2019. The wider Norwich built-up area had a population of 213,166 at the 2011 United Kingdom census.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.1mm of rain fell yesterday (9 Nov 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Norwich.
November so far: 5.7mm vs 71.9mm November average — 92% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 10 days in). Figures are the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Poringland is the nearest rain gauge, 9.3km from the centre of Norwich. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
5 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this November at Rainfall gauge nr Poringland, against a full-month average of 22.1 rain days.
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 Norwich — local rainfall can vary over short distances. The centre of Norwich is the Ordnance Survey Open Names point for the city or town. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (OGL v3.0).
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