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How much rain fell in Pendleton, Lancashire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 7.2mm of rain forecast for the area around Pendleton, heaviest in the hour to 12:00 (3.9mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 05:05 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 Pendleton | 0.0km | 2.9mm | 43.0mm | 115.4mm | 0.1mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Great Harwood nr Great Harwood | 9.3km | 1.8mm | 42.4mm | 106.2mm | 0.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Colne nr Colne | 10.0km | 6.4mm | 39.4mm | 108.3mm | 0.1mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 26.3mm.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Pendleton, against a full-month average of 22.3 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 937 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 974 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
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 (1,682 mm). Driest: 2013 (919 mm). Average: 1,276 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.
Pendleton gets about 1,318 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 157 mm; driest April, 71 mm). That is close to 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), 1.8 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
Nearest gauge on it: Low Moor, 4.4 km away: 1.20 m Falling ▼.
Every gauge on the River Ribble →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Pendleton's monitored area.
10 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Pendleton's monitored area. None of the 10 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.
Village in Lancashire, England
Pendleton is a small village and civil parish in Ribble Valley, within the county of Lancashire, England. It is close to the towns of Whalley and Clitheroe. The parish lies on the north west side of Pendle Hill below the Nick o' Pendle. The village is just off the A59, Liverpool to York main road, since the construction of the Clitheroe by-pass. Older roads through the parish include one from Clitheroe to Whalley which passes through the Standen area and another to Burnley which passes Pendleton Hall.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
4.8mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Pendleton.
October so far: 123.4mm vs 146.3mm October average — 16% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Pendleton is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Pendleton's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Pendleton, against a full-month average of 22.3 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,682 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,276 mm a year. The driest was 2013, with 919 mm.
25 Dec 2015: 74.9 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 85.4 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 Pendleton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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