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How much rain fell in Ormskirk, Lancashire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 1.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Ormskirk, heaviest in the hour to 12:00 (0.4mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Mon 23:05 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 Ormskirk | 0.0km | 4.8mm | 64.4mm | 108.0mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Lathom nr Lathom | 6.8km | 4.7mm | 68.3mm | 110.8mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr St Helens nr St Helens | 11.4km | 6.3mm | 75.7mm | 117.7mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 24.2mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ormskirk.
2026 so far: 692 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 750 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 8% 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 (1,271 mm). Driest: 2018 (732 mm). Average: 973 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
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.
Ormskirk gets about 959 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 105 mm; driest April, 57 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), 0.3 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Ormskirk's monitored area.
4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Ormskirk's monitored area. None of the 4 with a live status is discharging right now.
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.
Market town in North West, England
Ormskirk is a market town in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. It is located approximately 13 miles northeast of Liverpool and forms part of the wider Liverpool urban and commuting area. Ormskirk is known for its historic market, which dates from 1286, and for Ormskirk gingerbread. The town is served by Ormskirk railway station, with regular Merseyrail services to Liverpool Central and Northern Trains services to Preston. Ormskirk is also home to Edge Hill University
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
5.1mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Ormskirk.
October so far: 114.8mm vs 106.7mm October average — 8% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Ormskirk is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Ormskirk's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,271 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 973 mm a year. The driest was 2018, with 732 mm.
24 Sep 2012: 50.3 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 62.6 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 Ormskirk's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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