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How much rain fell in Skipton, North Yorkshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Skipton (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).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
Chance of rain in Skipton
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: 95% chance of more than 1 mm, 40% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Mon 26 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point 1.9 km from Skipton. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Skipton | 0.0km | 5.4mm | 41.1mm | 105.2mm | 8.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Embsay nr Embsay | 4.5km | 3.2mm | 34.3mm | 86.2mm | 8.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Silsden nr Silsden | 6.4km | 5.4mm | 44.1mm | 97.0mm | 7.7mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 16.7mm.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Skipton, against a full-month average of 19.9 rain days (based on 3 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 677 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 818 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 17% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 6 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2000 (1,466 mm). Driest: 2003 (792 mm). Average: 1,064 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 6 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.
Skipton gets about 1,017 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 113 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), 2.6 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now
Nearest gauge on it: Snaygill, 0.8 km away: 2.23 m Rising ▲.
Every gauge on the River Aire →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Skipton's monitored area.
15 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Skipton's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 12 report not discharging, and 2 have 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: © Yorkshire 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.
Town in North Yorkshire, England
Skipton is a market town and civil parish in the modern ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically located in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Skipton lies generally south of the Yorkshire Dales and is situated on both the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The town is located 27 miles (43 km) north-west of Leeds and 38 miles (61 km) west of York. In the 2021 Census, the population was recorded as being 15,042. The town has been listed as one of the best and happiest places to live in the UK.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
5.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Skipton.
October so far: 95.6mm vs 110.5mm October average — 13% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Skipton is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Skipton's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Skipton, against a full-month average of 19.9 rain days.
2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,466 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,064 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 792 mm.
25 Dec 2015: 75.2 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 77.6 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 Skipton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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