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Rainfall in Uffington

How much rain fell in Uffington, Lincolnshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Uffington's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 16.6mm to 76.0mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Uffington, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.0mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
31.6mm
Last 7 days
51.2mm
October so far
vs 69.4mm avg — 26% drier
2.5mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 1.1mm of rain forecast for the area around Uffington, heaviest in the hour to 13:00 (0.6mm).

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).

Next 4 days

Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.

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Nearest rain gauges to Uffington

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Uffington 0.0km 0.0mm 12.7mm 16.6mm 2.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr Wittering nr Wittering 4.7km 0.2mm 40.1mm 70.5mm 1.5mm
Rainfall gauge nr Glinton nr Glinton 7.4km 0.0mm 15.5mm 21.3mm 2.2mm

Last 30 days (average of 6 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 9.9mm.

Rain days this October

10 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Uffington, against a full-month average of 15.2 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Uffington

2026 so far: 445 mm (1 Jan to 24 Oct), against 487 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 9% 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: 2012 (842 mm). Driest: 2011 (362 mm). Average: 617 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Uffington

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 49.6 mm 9 Aug 2004up to 125.4 mm at one gauge
  2. 49.6 mm 23 Dec 2020up to 62.8 mm at one gauge
  3. 48.0 mm 15 Oct 2002up to 58.5 mm at one gauge
  4. 47.9 mm 7 Jul 2004up to 54.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 44.8 mm 14 Nov 2025up to 54.4 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 79.6 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 45.6 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 36.7 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  4. 34.4 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  5. 29.8 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018

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.

Average rainfall in Uffington

Uffington gets about 624 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 64 mm; driest February, 39 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), 1.2 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Uffington

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Uffington

River Glen the largest river near Uffington

Nearest gauge on it: Kates Bridge, 9.2 km away: 0.06 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Glen →

Nearest river gauges

A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Uffington's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Uffington

7 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Uffington's monitored area. None of the 6 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.

The most spills in 2025

Sewage & storm overflows →

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.

About Uffington

Uffington, Lincolnshire
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England

Uffington is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 686. It is in the valley of the River Welland, between Stamford and The Deepings.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Uffington yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Uffington.

Is this month wetter than normal in Uffington?

October so far: 51.2mm vs 69.4mm October average — 26% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Uffington?

Rainfall gauge nr Uffington is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Uffington's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

How many rain days has Uffington had this month?

10 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Uffington, against a full-month average of 15.2 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Uffington?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 842 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 617 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 362 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Uffington?

9 Aug 2004: 49.6 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 125.4 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 Uffington's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.