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Rainfall in Warehorne

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

Yellow Yellow warning of rain

Heavy rain brings a high likelihood of moderate impacts from surface water flooding.

In force until 11pm Sat 24 Oct (UK time). Issued 9:05am Sat 24 Oct by the Met Office.

What to expect and what to do

What to expect

  • Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
  • Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
  • Some interruption to power supplies and other services likely
  • Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible

What should I do?

Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary.

People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. It's easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.

Check if your property could be at risk of flooding. If so, consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit.

Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area.

What should I do? See the Met Office warnings and advice. Met Office Weather Warnings © Crown Copyright 2026

The average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Warehorne's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 71.4mm to 107.3mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Ashford (north-east, 0.1 km), 0.1km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
15.4mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
59.4mm
Last 7 days
88.7mm
October so far
vs 94.7mm avg — 6% drier
11.4mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

A Met Office weather warning is in force here: see the warning above.

Next 24 hours: about 16.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Warehorne, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (3.9mm).

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).

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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⚠️ Yesterday's 12.6mm at Rainfall gauge nr Ashford (north-east, 0.1 km) was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 9.7% of 381 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 15.7mm at Rainfall gauge nr Ashford (north-east, 4.5 km) was the wettest day at this gauge since 18 Oct 2026 and in the top 5.3% of 475 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 13.1mm at SCOTS FLOAT SLUICE RL was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 7.7% of 504 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Warehorne

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Ashford (north-east, 0.1 km) nr Ashford 0.1km 12.6mm 61.4mm 86.6mm 10.6mm
Rainfall gauge nr Ashford (north-east, 4.5 km) nr Ashford 4.5km 15.7mm 60.7mm 91.0mm 12.1mm
SCOTS FLOAT SLUICE RL nr Rother 8.9km 13.1mm 56.7mm 95.9mm 18.1mm

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

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 20.1mm.

Rain days this October

13 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ashford (north-east, 0.1 km), against a full-month average of 16.3 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Warehorne

2026 so far: 545 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 557 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: 2014 (1,002 mm). Driest: 2001 (524 mm). Average: 768 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Warehorne

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 40.2 mm 3 Dec 2020up to 44.8 mm at one gauge
  2. 38.6 mm 12 Dec 2011up to 49.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 38.1 mm 6 Sep 2002up to 63.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 37.8 mm 9 Aug 2004up to 87.6 mm at one gauge
  5. 37.2 mm 2 Oct 2021up to 55.2 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 46.1 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  2. 45.6 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  3. 32.8 mm Storm Chandra · 26–27 Jan 2026
  4. 30.7 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  5. 29.9 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 Warehorne

Warehorne gets about 721 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 88 mm; driest March, 41 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), 0.2 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 Warehorne

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Warehorne

Great Stour the largest river near Warehorne

Nearest gauge on it: Chart Leacon, 9.8 km away: 0.28 m Rising ▲.

Every gauge on the Great Stour →

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 Warehorne's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Warehorne

3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Warehorne's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 2 report not discharging.

Discharging now, then 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 Warehorne

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

Village in Kent, England

Warehorne is a village and civil parish in the south of the Ashford Borough of Kent, England. It is a scattered community centred on the Hamstreet to Tenterden road (B2067) around seven miles SSW of Ashford. The Royal Military Canal passes through the south of the civil parish.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Warehorne yesterday?

15.4mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Warehorne.

Is this month wetter than normal in Warehorne?

October so far: 88.7mm vs 94.7mm October average — 6% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Warehorne?

Rainfall gauge nr Ashford (north-east, 0.1 km) is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Warehorne'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 Warehorne had this month?

13 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ashford (north-east, 0.1 km), against a full-month average of 16.3 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Warehorne?

2014 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,002 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 768 mm a year. The driest was 2001, with 524 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Warehorne?

3 Dec 2020: 40.2 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 44.8 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 Warehorne's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.