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Rainfall in Prees Higher Heath

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

The average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Prees Higher Heath's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 66.9mm to 88.2mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Prees Higher Heath, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
2.5mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
47.5mm
Last 7 days
76.0mm
October so far
vs 78.0mm avg — 3% drier
1.5mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Prees Higher Heath (under 0.2mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 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 1.8mm at Rainfall gauge nr Prees Higher Heath was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 49.2% of 512 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 2.6mm at Rainfall gauge nr Norton in Hales was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 37.1% of 539 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 3.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Stoke upon Tern was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 35.6% of 481 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Prees Higher Heath

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Prees Higher Heath 0.0km 1.8mm 48.0mm 73.0mm 1.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Norton in Hales nr Norton in Hales 13.4km 2.6mm 52.4mm 88.2mm 1.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Stoke upon Tern nr Stoke upon Tern 14.9km 3.0mm 42.0mm 66.9mm 1.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 3 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 19.6mm.

Rain days this October

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Prees Higher Heath, against a full-month average of 19.7 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Prees Higher Heath

2026 so far: 527 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 572 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 8% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 3 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2024 (1,017 mm). Driest: 2011 (461 mm). Average: 724 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Prees Higher Heath

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 58.2 mm 25 Oct 2019up to 60.6 mm at one gauge
  2. 47.4 mm 20 Sep 2018 · Storm Bronaghup to 50.5 mm at one gauge
  3. 40.8 mm 8 Sep 2024up to 58.8 mm at one gauge
  4. 39.9 mm 20 Sep 2025up to 47.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 39.6 mm 17 Jul 2003up to 55.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 75.7 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 47.8 mm Storm Bronagh · 20–21 Sep 2018
  3. 41.8 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021
  4. 37.9 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  5. 32.6 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020

Daily totals are the average of 3 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 Prees Higher Heath

Prees Higher Heath gets about 745 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 79 mm; driest March, 46 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), 2.4 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 Prees Higher Heath

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Prees Higher Heath

River Tern the largest river near Prees Higher Heath

Nearest gauge on it: Ternhill, 6.6 km away: 0.23 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Tern →

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 Prees Higher Heath's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Prees Higher Heath

2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Prees Higher Heath's monitored area. None of the 2 with a live status is 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: © 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.

About Prees Higher Heath

Prees Higher Heath
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Human settlement in England

Prees Higher Heath is a large village located within the civil parish of Prees in north Shropshire, England.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Prees Higher Heath yesterday?

2.5mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Prees Higher Heath.

Is this month wetter than normal in Prees Higher Heath?

October so far: 76.0mm vs 78.0mm October average — 3% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Prees Higher Heath?

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

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Prees Higher Heath, against a full-month average of 19.7 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Prees Higher Heath?

2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,017 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 724 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 461 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Prees Higher Heath?

25 Oct 2019: 58.2 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 60.6 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 Prees Higher Heath's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.