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How much rain fell in Thursby, Cumberland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Thursby, heaviest in the hour to 15:00 (0.4mm).
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 Thursby | 0.0km | 12.2mm | 66.1mm | 115.8mm | 2.3mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Carlisle nr Carlisle | 9.4km | 10.6mm | 53.0mm | 104.2mm | 5.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Mealsgate nr Mealsgate | 13.3km | 9.8mm | 63.9mm | 158.3mm | 3.8mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 31.6mm.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Thursby, against a full-month average of 19.6 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 791 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 829 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 5% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 4 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (1,374 mm). Driest: 2003 (752 mm). Average: 1,084 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 4 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.
Thursby gets about 869 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 91 mm; driest April, 49 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), 2.3 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: Sheepmount, 9.9 km away: 1.73 m Falling ▼.
Every gauge on the River Eden →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Thursby's monitored area.
3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Thursby'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 in Cumbria, England
Thursby is a village in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is near to the city of Carlisle. Thursby was historically part of the county of Cumberland.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
11.9mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Thursby.
October so far: 143.2mm vs 117.7mm October average — 22% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Thursby is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Thursby's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Thursby, against a full-month average of 19.6 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,374 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,084 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 752 mm.
22 May 2024: 87.5 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 105.2 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 Thursby's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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