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How much rain fell in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire? 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 South Kesteven (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.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr South Kesteven | 0.0km | 1.8mm | 38.4mm | 85.0mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Ropsley nr Ropsley | 7.4km | 0.5mm | 34.7mm | 83.0mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Corby Glen nr Corby Glen | 10.9km | 0.4mm | 35.2mm | 80.6mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 11.6mm.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr South Kesteven, against a full-month average of 15.6 rain days (based on 23 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 466 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 501 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 7% 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: 2012 (886 mm). Driest: 2011 (406 mm). Average: 629 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.
South Kesteven gets about 676 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 68 mm; driest March, 42 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), 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 South Kesteven's monitored area.
4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of South Kesteven's monitored area. None of the 3 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: © Anglian 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.
Local government district in Lincolnshire, England
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. Its council is based in Grantham. The district also includes the towns of Bourne, Market Deeping and Stamford, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
1.0mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of South Kesteven.
October so far: 77.9mm vs 69.1mm October average — 13% wetter. Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr South Kesteven is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of South Kesteven'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 South Kesteven, against a full-month average of 15.6 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 886 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 629 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 406 mm.
17 Jul 2001: 70.5 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 106.5 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 South Kesteven's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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