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How much rain fell in Owston Ferry, North Lincolnshire? 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 Owston Ferry (under 0.2mm).
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).
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 Owston Ferry | 0.0km | 0.4mm | 37.4mm | 74.8mm | 3.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Keadby nr Keadby | 12.0km | 0.4mm | 35.4mm | 69.3mm | 3.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Belton nr Belton | 12.2km | 0.4mm | 32.8mm | 60.4mm | 3.2mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 11.2mm.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Owston Ferry, against a full-month average of 16.3 rain days (based on 25 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 438 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 488 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 10% 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 (883 mm). Driest: 2011 (407 mm). Average: 614 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.
Owston Ferry gets about 622 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 68 mm; driest March, 35 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 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 Owston Ferry's monitored area.
3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Owston Ferry's monitored area. None of the 3 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: © 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.
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Owston Ferry is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the west bank of the River Trent, and 9 miles (14 km) north from Gainsborough. It had a total resident population of 1,128 in 2001 including Kelfield. This increased to 1,328 at the 2011 census. Sometimes referred to as Owston or Ferry, the village forms part of the Isle of Axholme. It is bounded to the west by the A161 road and the town of Haxey. The River Trent is directly to the east. To the north, beyond a number of hamlets and villages, lies the Humber estuary. West Butterwick was originally a part of the township of Owston.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.7mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Owston Ferry.
October so far: 66.1mm vs 63.5mm October average — 4% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Owston Ferry is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Owston Ferry's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Owston Ferry, against a full-month average of 16.3 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 883 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 614 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 407 mm.
9 Aug 2004: 61.1 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 74.5 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 Owston Ferry's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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