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How much rain fell in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 2.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Nottingham, heaviest in the hour to Wed 02:00 (0.5mm).
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 Nottingham
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: 15% 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: 15% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Tue 10 Nov. For the Met Office forecast point under 1 km from Nottingham. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | November | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Brook nr Bulwell | 3.4km | 0.0mm | 1.4mm | 1.4mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Carlton nr Carlton | 4.3km | 0.0mm | 1.6mm | 1.6mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Lambley nr Lambley | 7.3km | 0.0mm | 2.2mm | 2.2mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 11 Oct–9 Nov. Wettest day: 12.9mm.
1 day with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this November at Day Brook.
2026 so far: 546 mm (1 Jan to 9 Nov), against 590 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 7% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 7 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (1,000 mm). Driest: 2011 (454 mm). Average: 703 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 7 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.
Nottingham gets about 689 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 70 mm; driest March, 43 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), 2.3 km from the centre of Nottingham. 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: Clifton Bridge, 3.6 km away: 0.88 m Rising ▲.
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 Nottingham.
43 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Nottingham. None of the 42 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.
City and council area in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located 42 miles (68 km) south-east of Sheffield and 54 miles (87 km) north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham is the legendary home of Robin Hood's belligerent Sheriff of Nottingham, and is historically associated with the lace-making, bicycle and tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Nottingham is a UNESCO "City of Literature".
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (9 Nov 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Nottingham.
November so far: 1.5mm vs 67.4mm November average — 98% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 10 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.
Day Brook is the nearest rain gauge, 3.4km from the centre of Nottingham. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,000 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 703 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 454 mm.
17 Jul 2001: 51.1 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 86.0 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 Nottingham — local rainfall can vary over short distances. The centre of Nottingham 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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