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Rainfall in Ware

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

The average of 10 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Ware's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 49.6mm to 77.5mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Ware, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.1mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
42.1mm
Last 7 days
63.4mm
October so far
vs 65.9mm avg — 4% drier
2.9mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 1.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Ware, heaviest in the hour to Tue 07:00 (1.2mm).

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).

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 Ware

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Ware 0.0km 0.0mm 35.8mm 54.4mm 2.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Stanstead Abbots nr Stanstead Abbots 5.8km 0.0mm 42.6mm 60.8mm 2.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Widford nr Widford 6.8km 0.0mm 39.4mm 56.6mm 0.2mm

Last 30 days (average of 10 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 15.5mm.

Rain days this October

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ware, against a full-month average of 16.8 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Ware

2026 so far: 397 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 479 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 17% drier.

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 (859 mm). Driest: 2005 (373 mm). Average: 616 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Ware

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 38.5 mm 2 Oct 2020up to 56.5 mm at one gauge
  2. 36.7 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 43.6 mm at one gauge
  3. 35.5 mm 6 Aug 2009up to 39.4 mm at one gauge
  4. 35.0 mm 17 Jun 2020up to 45.0 mm at one gauge
  5. 34.7 mm 24 Aug 2013up to 38.6 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 37.3 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 30.4 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 30.2 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  4. 29.0 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  5. 26.9 mm Storm Ciaran · 1–2 Nov 2023

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 Ware

Ware gets about 631 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 69 mm; driest March, 38 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), 2.8 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 Ware

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Ware

River Lee the largest river near Ware

Nearest gauge on it: Hoddesdon, Rye Bridge, 5.2 km away: 2.82 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Lee →

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 Ware's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Ware

1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Ware's monitored area. None of them has a live status we can show right now.

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: © Thames 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 Ware

Ware, Hertfordshire
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Town in Hertfordshire, England

Ware is a town and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies to the east of the county town of Hertford. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 19,627.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Ware yesterday?

0.1mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km of Ware.

Is this month wetter than normal in Ware?

October so far: 63.4mm vs 65.9mm October average — 4% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Ware?

Rainfall gauge nr Ware is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Ware'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 Ware had this month?

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ware, against a full-month average of 16.8 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Ware?

2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 859 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 616 mm a year. The driest was 2005, with 373 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Ware?

2 Oct 2020: 38.5 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 56.5 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 Ware's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.