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How much rain fell in Selworthy, Somerset? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 4.0mm of rain forecast for the area around Selworthy, heaviest in the hour to Tue 02:00 (3.0mm).
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).
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 Selworthy | 0.0km | 0.4mm | 76.4mm | 127.8mm | 4.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Luccombe nr Luccombe | 5.5km | 0.9mm | 90.3mm | 162.3mm | 6.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Exford nr Exford | 7.1km | 3.2mm | 148.0mm | 221.8mm | 11.6mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 38.1mm.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Selworthy, against a full-month average of 20.8 rain days (based on 18 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 910 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 998 mm by the same date in an average year (2002–2025) — 9% drier.
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: 2002 (1,687 mm). Driest: 2010 (930 mm). Average: 1,360 mm a year.
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.
Selworthy gets about 1,084 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 136 mm; driest May, 61 mm). That is close to 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), 1.0 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Selworthy's monitored area.
8 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Selworthy's monitored area. None of the 7 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.
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: © Wessex 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.
Village in Somerset, England
Selworthy is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The village lies 3 miles (5 km) west of Minehead, its post town. As well as the small village of Selworthy itself, the parish also covers surrounding rural areas, including the hamlets of Allerford, Bossington, and Tivington. Much of the parish forms part of the Holnicote Estate, owned by the National Trust. It lies within the Exmoor National Park. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 426.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2.2mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Selworthy.
October so far: 179.8mm vs 140.5mm October average — 28% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Selworthy is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Selworthy's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Selworthy, against a full-month average of 20.8 rain days.
2002 was the wettest year in the record since 2002, with 1,687 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,360 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 930 mm.
29 Jan 2013: 63.4 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 195.4 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 Selworthy's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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