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Rainfall in Vines Cross

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

The average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Vines Cross's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 92.8mm to 123.4mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Vines Cross, 0.1km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
3.3mm
Yesterday (27 Oct 2026)
75.7mm
Last 7 days
109.9mm
October so far
vs 99.8mm avg — 10% wetter
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Vines Cross (under 0.2mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Tue 23:05 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 3 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 Vines Cross

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Vines Cross 0.1km 3.2mm 70.0mm 101.4mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Cowbeech nr Cowbeech 2.6km 2.3mm 72.2mm 105.1mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Etchingwood nr Etchingwood 10.5km 2.0mm 64.8mm 92.8mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 8 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 29.0mm.

Rain days this October

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Vines Cross, against a full-month average of 18.3 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Vines Cross

2026 so far: 613 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 609 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2000 (1,122 mm). Driest: 2003 (633 mm). Average: 829 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Vines Cross

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 41.6 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 47.4 mm at one gauge
  2. 35.9 mm 11 Oct 2000up to 98.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 35.0 mm 11 Oct 2013up to 51.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 34.5 mm 2 Nov 2022up to 62.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 34.4 mm 22 Nov 2003up to 42.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 57.2 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 50.3 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 34.4 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  4. 32.9 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  5. 31.2 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020

Daily totals are the average of 8 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 Vines Cross

Vines Cross gets about 892 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 108 mm; driest April, 50 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), 1.9 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 Vines Cross

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Vines Cross

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 Vines Cross's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Vines Cross

10 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Vines Cross's monitored area. None of the 8 with a live status is discharging right now, and 2 have 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: © Southern 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 Vines Cross

Vines Cross
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in East Sussex, England

Vines Cross is a hamlet in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. It is 2.7 miles from the market town of Heathfield.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Vines Cross yesterday?

3.3mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Vines Cross.

Is this month wetter than normal in Vines Cross?

October so far: 109.9mm vs 99.8mm October average — 10% wetter. Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Vines Cross?

Rainfall gauge nr Vines Cross is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Vines Cross'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 Vines Cross had this month?

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Vines Cross, against a full-month average of 18.3 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Vines Cross?

2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,122 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 829 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 633 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Vines Cross?

29 Oct 2000: 41.6 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 47.4 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 Vines Cross's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.