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Rainfall in Seahouses

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

The average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Seahouses's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 66.2mm to 85.4mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Seahouses, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.6mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
52.3mm
Last 7 days
75.8mm
October so far
vs 77.0mm avg — 2% drier
4.1mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

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

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 3.6mm at Rainfall gauge nr Chatton was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 25.7% of 475 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Seahouses

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Seahouses 0.0km 0.4mm 39.4mm 66.2mm 4.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Belford nr Belford 13.2km 0.8mm 65.2mm 85.4mm 3.9mm
Rainfall gauge nr Chatton nr Chatton 22.3km 3.6mm 54.4mm 70.4mm 2.4mm

Last 30 days (average of 2 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 37.1mm.

Rain days this October

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Seahouses, against a full-month average of 19.1 rain days (based on 18 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Seahouses

2026 so far: 506 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 501 mm by the same date in an average year (2009–2025) — about average.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 2 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2010 (806 mm). Driest: 2022 (547 mm). Average: 654 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Seahouses

Wettest days since 2008

  1. 61.3 mm 17 Jul 2009up to 63.2 mm at one gauge
  2. 42.5 mm 3 Oct 2020up to 54.6 mm at one gauge
  3. 37.4 mm 12 Jun 2019up to 45.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 37.1 mm 23 Oct 2026 · Storm Austenup to 48.0 mm at one gauge
  5. 34.8 mm 13 Jul 2024

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 37.1 mm Storm Austen · 23 Oct 2026
  2. 34.4 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  3. 33.6 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021
  4. 30.3 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  5. 27.9 mm Storm Bronagh · 20–21 Sep 2018

Daily totals are the average of 2 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 Seahouses

Seahouses gets about 617 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 70 mm; driest March, 36 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), 0.6 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 Seahouses

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Seahouses

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 Seahouses's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Seahouses

8 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Seahouses's monitored area. None of the 8 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: © Northumbrian 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 Seahouses

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

Village in Northumberland, England

Seahouses is a large village on the Northumberland coast in England. It is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Alnwick, within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Seahouses yesterday?

0.6mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Seahouses.

Is this month wetter than normal in Seahouses?

October so far: 75.8mm vs 77.0mm October average — 2% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Seahouses?

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

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Seahouses, against a full-month average of 19.1 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Seahouses?

2010 was the wettest year in the record since 2009, with 806 mm from the average of 2 local rain gauges, against an average of 654 mm a year. The driest was 2022, with 547 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Seahouses?

17 Jul 2009: 61.3 mm on average across 2 local rain gauges, and up to 63.2 mm at one of them. Records since 18 Apr 2008.

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 Seahouses's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.