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Rainfall in Rotherby

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

The average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Rotherby's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 64.1mm to 72.2mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Rotherby, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
1.2mm
Yesterday (27 Oct 2026)
31.4mm
Last 7 days
66.9mm
October so far
vs 69.7mm avg — 4% drier
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

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

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Tue 23:05 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 3 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 1.6mm at Rainfall gauge nr Rotherby was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 48% of 442 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 1.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Thorpe Satchville was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 55% of 433 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 2.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Wanlip was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 38.8% of 459 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Rotherby

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Rotherby 0.0km 1.6mm 29.2mm 65.7mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Thorpe Satchville nr Thorpe Satchville 6.8km 1.2mm 30.8mm 72.2mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Wanlip nr Wanlip 9.0km 2.4mm 32.6mm 64.1mm 0.0mm

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

Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 10.2mm.

Rain days this October

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Rotherby, against a full-month average of 17.0 rain days (based on 18 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Rotherby

2026 so far: 506 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 527 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.

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 (897 mm). Driest: 2011 (395 mm). Average: 657 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Rotherby

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 59.8 mm 17 Jul 2001up to 71.5 mm at one gauge
  2. 46.1 mm 9 Aug 2004up to 59.8 mm at one gauge
  3. 44.2 mm 21 Sep 2024up to 64.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 42.7 mm 27 Jul 2019up to 50.6 mm at one gauge
  5. 42.3 mm 16 Aug 2008up to 179.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 63.0 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 48.8 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 28.4 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  4. 27.0 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  5. 23.6 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018

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 Rotherby

Rotherby gets about 624 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month July, 64 mm; driest March, 37 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), 2.1 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 Rotherby

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Rotherby

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 Rotherby's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Rotherby

16 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Rotherby's monitored area. None of the 14 with a live status is discharging right now, and 2 have no current status.

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 Rotherby

Rotherby
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Leicestershire, England

Rotherby is a village and former civil parish, 9 miles (14 km) north east of Leicester, now in the parish of Hoby with Rotherby, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 133.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Rotherby yesterday?

1.2mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Rotherby.

Is this month wetter than normal in Rotherby?

October so far: 66.9mm vs 69.7mm October average — 4% drier. Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Rotherby?

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

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Rotherby, against a full-month average of 17.0 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Rotherby?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 897 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 657 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 395 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Rotherby?

17 Jul 2001: 59.8 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 71.5 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 Rotherby's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.