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Rainfall in Pennington

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

Yellow Yellow warning of rain

Heavy rain brings a high likelihood of moderate impacts from surface water flooding.

In force until 11pm Sat 24 Oct (UK time). Issued 9:05am Sat 24 Oct by the Met Office.

What to expect and what to do

What to expect

  • Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
  • Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
  • Some interruption to power supplies and other services likely
  • Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible

What should I do?

Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary.

People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. It's easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.

Check if your property could be at risk of flooding. If so, consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit.

Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area.

What should I do? See the Met Office warnings and advice. Met Office Weather Warnings © Crown Copyright 2026

The average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Pennington's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 117.8mm to 135.7mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Everton, 1.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
25.4mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
78.3mm
Last 7 days
127.4mm
October so far
vs 103.5mm avg — 23% wetter
18.1mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

A Met Office weather warning is in force here: see the warning above.

Next 24 hours: about 5.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Pennington, heaviest in the hour to 23:00 (1.3mm).

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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⚠️ Yesterday's 23.5mm at Rainfall gauge nr Everton was the wettest day at this gauge since 8 Sep 2026 and in the top 2.1% of 471 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 30.8mm at Rainfall gauge nr Freshwater Bay was the wettest day at this gauge since 8 Sep 2026 and in the top 1.3% of 466 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 27.5mm at Rainfall gauge nr New Milton was the wettest day at this gauge since 18 Feb 2026 and in the top 1.7% of 470 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Pennington

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Everton nr Everton 1.0km 23.5mm 79.1mm 117.8mm 15.6mm
Rainfall gauge nr Freshwater Bay nr Freshwater Bay 7.9km 30.8mm 80.4mm 125.8mm 18.1mm
Rainfall gauge nr New Milton nr New Milton 8.0km 27.5mm 86.7mm 131.4mm 14.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 5 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 25.4mm.

Rain days this October

12 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Everton, against a full-month average of 18.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Pennington

2026 so far: 692 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 653 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 6% wetter.

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: 2023 (1,271 mm). Driest: 2003 (704 mm). Average: 913 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Pennington

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 53.1 mm 24 Oct 2023up to 80.1 mm at one gauge
  2. 48.3 mm 27 May 2007up to 55.8 mm at one gauge
  3. 46.7 mm 18 Nov 2007up to 68.2 mm at one gauge
  4. 42.9 mm 23 Sep 2012up to 52.2 mm at one gauge
  5. 42.3 mm 23 Dec 2013 · 2013-14 UK winter floodsup to 50.6 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 52.9 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  2. 45.7 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  3. 40.9 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  4. 40.6 mm Storm Deirdre · 15–16 Dec 2018
  5. 39.6 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020

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.

Average rainfall in Pennington

Pennington gets about 809 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 102 mm; driest May, 44 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), 1.9 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 Pennington

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Pennington

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 Pennington's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Pennington

12 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Pennington's monitored area. 2 are discharging now, 10 report not discharging.

Discharging now, then 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: © Southern 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 Pennington

Pennington, Hampshire
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Hampshire, England

Pennington is an electoral ward in the civil parish of Lymington and Pennington, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England, which is defined based on the boundaries of the earlier manor. Pennington Village is at the centre of the ward, with Upper Pennington to the north and Lower Pennington to the south. The population taken at the 2011 census was 6,060. It is in the southernmost part of the New Forest on the Solent coastline near to the town of Lymington.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Pennington yesterday?

25.4mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Pennington.

Is this month wetter than normal in Pennington?

October so far: 127.4mm vs 103.5mm October average — 23% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Pennington?

Rainfall gauge nr Everton is the nearest rain gauge, 1.0km from the centre of Pennington'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 Pennington had this month?

12 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Everton, against a full-month average of 18.0 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Pennington?

2023 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 913 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 704 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Pennington?

24 Oct 2023: 53.1 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 80.1 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 Pennington's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.