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How much rain fell in Skelton, Westmorland and Furness? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 2.8mm of rain forecast for the area around Skelton, heaviest in the hour to 20:00 (1.1mm).
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 Skelton | 0.0km | 21.3mm | 91.0mm | 173.1mm | 2.7mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Newton Reigny nr Newton Reigny | 7.7km | 16.0mm | 70.6mm | 134.5mm | 1.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Caldbeck nr Caldbeck | 9.0km | 14.9mm | 76.0mm | 194.6mm | 1.6mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 33.6mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Skelton, against a full-month average of 22.0 rain days (based on 25 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,041 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 1,013 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: 2015 (1,762 mm). Driest: 2003 (935 mm). Average: 1,368 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.
Skelton gets about 1,085 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month January, 118 mm; driest April, 57 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), 1.7 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 Discharging now
Nearest gauge on it: Sebergham, 9.8 km away: 0.79 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Caldew →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Skelton's monitored area.
3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Skelton's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 2 report not discharging.
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.
Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England
Skelton is a small village and civil parish about 7 miles (11 km) north west of Penrith in the English county of Cumbria. It is on the former route of the B5305 road, which is now about 1 mile (2 km) to the north. The parish had a population of 1,059 in 2001, increasing slightly to 1,153 at the 2011 Census.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
20.3mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Skelton.
October so far: 187.6mm vs 148.1mm October average — 27% 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 Skelton is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Skelton's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Skelton, against a full-month average of 22.0 rain days.
2015 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,762 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,368 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 935 mm.
5 Dec 2015: 88.5 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 149.2 mm at one of them, during Storm Desmond. 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 Skelton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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