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How much rain fell in Walton, Cumberland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 1.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Walton, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (0.9mm).
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 Castle Carrock nr Castle Carrock | 10.4km | 36.9mm | 40.0mm | 111.7mm | 6.1mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Kingwater nr Kingwater | 12.3km | 12.0mm | 34.5mm | 110.3mm | 9.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Bewcastle nr Bewcastle | 12.4km | 11.1mm | 62.6mm | 383.3mm | 16.8mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 24.0mm.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Castle Carrock, against a full-month average of 22.0 rain days (based on 22 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 919 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 903 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
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: 2015 (1,400 mm). Driest: 2003 (797 mm). Average: 1,168 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.
Walton gets about 996 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 101 mm; driest April, 54 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), 2.1 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
Nearest gauge on it: Greenholme, 8.5 km away: 0.64 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Irthing →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Walton's monitored area.
3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Walton's monitored area. None of the 3 with a live status is discharging right now.
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 and civil parish in Cumbria, England
Walton is a village and civil parish in the far north of Cumbria, England. It is located 10 miles (16 km) from Carlisle and is about 2 miles (3 km) north of Brampton, on the north bank of the River Irthing. Nearby villages include Newtown, Banks and Lanercost. In 2021 the parish had a population of 282.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
23.2mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Walton.
October so far: 180.2mm vs 121.5mm October average — 48% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Castle Carrock is the nearest rain gauge, 10.4km from the centre of Walton's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Castle Carrock, against a full-month average of 22.0 rain days.
2015 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,400 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,168 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 797 mm.
22 May 2024: 62.1 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 100.8 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 Walton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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