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Rainfall in Osbournby

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

The average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Osbournby's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 26.7mm to 84.4mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Osbournby, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.1mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
41.9mm
Last 7 days
67.5mm
October so far
vs 68.0mm avg — 1% drier
3.9mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 1.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Osbournby, heaviest in the hour to Tue 05:00 (1.4mm).

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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Nearest rain gauges to Osbournby

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Osbournby 0.0km 0.0mm 45.6mm 76.4mm 3.3mm
Rainfall gauge nr Ropsley nr Ropsley 8.7km 0.0mm 46.4mm 82.6mm 3.9mm
Rainfall gauge nr Ruskington nr Ruskington 12.4km 0.0mm 19.6mm 26.7mm 4.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 4 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 11.3mm.

Rain days this October

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Osbournby, against a full-month average of 16.7 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Osbournby

2026 so far: 444 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 488 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 9% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 4 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (879 mm). Driest: 2011 (409 mm). Average: 614 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Osbournby

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 64.9 mm 17 Jul 2001up to 106.5 mm at one gauge
  2. 60.5 mm 10 Jun 2019up to 72.0 mm at one gauge
  3. 48.3 mm 3 Apr 2003up to 145.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 42.7 mm 3 Apr 2012up to 45.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 40.7 mm 14 Nov 2025up to 57.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 73.3 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 38.1 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 27.4 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  4. 27.1 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  5. 25.1 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013

Daily totals are the average of 4 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 Osbournby

Osbournby gets about 607 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 60 mm; driest March, 37 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), 0.8 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 Osbournby

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Osbournby

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 Osbournby's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Osbournby

1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Osbournby's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not discharging right now.

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: © 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.

About Osbournby

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

Village in Lincolnshire, England

Osbournby is a small village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 381.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Osbournby yesterday?

0.1mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Osbournby.

Is this month wetter than normal in Osbournby?

October so far: 67.5mm vs 68.0mm October average — 1% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Osbournby?

Rainfall gauge nr Osbournby is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Osbournby'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 Osbournby had this month?

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Osbournby, against a full-month average of 16.7 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Osbournby?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 879 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 614 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 409 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Osbournby?

17 Jul 2001: 64.9 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 106.5 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 Osbournby's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.