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How much rain fell in Ribble Valley, Lancashire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Ribble Valley, heaviest in the hour to Tue 01:00 (0.3mm).
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).
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 Dunsop Bridge nr Dunsop Bridge | 5.2km | 2.0mm | 82.0mm | 211.0mm | 13.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Ribble Valley | 6.6km | 3.3mm | 73.7mm | 185.9mm | 10.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Pendleton nr Pendleton | 11.8km | 2.9mm | 43.0mm | 127.5mm | 12.2mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 34.3mm.
23 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Dunsop Bridge, against a full-month average of 22.9 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,166 mm (1 Jan to 24 Oct), against 1,198 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
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: 2020 (2,049 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,106 mm). Average: 1,603 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
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.
Ribble Valley gets about 1,635 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 201 mm; driest April, 83 mm). That is wetter 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), 1.7 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, 8.1 km away: 1.23 m Rising ▲.
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 Ribble Valley's monitored area.
2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Ribble Valley's monitored area. None of the 2 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.
Borough and non-metropolitan district in England
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Clitheroe, the largest town. The borough also includes the town of Longridge and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. It is named after the River Ribble. Much of the district lies within the Forest of Bowland, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Ribble Valley has a rich history especially its connections in folklore, the most infamous being the Pendle Witch Trails.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2.2mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Ribble Valley.
October so far: 172.6mm vs 165.9mm October average — 4% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Dunsop Bridge is the nearest rain gauge, 5.2km from the centre of Ribble Valley's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
23 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Dunsop Bridge, against a full-month average of 22.9 rain days.
2020 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 2,049 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,603 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 1,106 mm.
31 Dec 2024: 82.2 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 105.0 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 Ribble Valley's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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