How much rain fell in Warrington, Warrington? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Warrington (under 0.2mm).
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).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
Chance of rain in Warrington
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: 60% chance of more than 1 mm, less than 5% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: 85% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Mon 26 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point 2.0 km from Warrington. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Warrington | 0.0km | 0.6mm | 53.1mm | 104.5mm | 6.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Leigh nr Leigh | 13.8km | 2.0mm | 54.8mm | 97.8mm | 5.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Urmston nr Urmston | 15.4km | 5.5mm | 54.6mm | 106.3mm | 6.3mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 19.7mm.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Warrington, against a full-month average of 19.2 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
The rain gauges near Warrington do not have a long enough daily record yet, so this is the Met Office series for the wider region.
Yearly rainfall 1986–2025, with the dashed line at the 1991–2020 average. Wettest: 2000 (1,691 mm). Driest: 1996 (1,021 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Warrington gets about 813 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 82 mm; driest March, 54 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), 0.5 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 Discharging now
Nearest gauge on it: Westy, 1.2 km away: 4.11 m Rising ▲.
Every gauge on the River Mersey →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Warrington's monitored area.
27 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Warrington's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 23 report not discharging, and 3 have no current status.
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.
Town in Cheshire, England
Warrington is an industrial town in Cheshire, England. The town is the main settlement of the Borough of Warrington and sits on the banks of the River Mersey, with the town centre and its suburbs north of that river historically having been part of Lancashire. It is 16 miles (26 km) east of Liverpool and the same distance west of Manchester.
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1.3mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Warrington.
October so far: 101.2mm vs 92.2mm October average — 10% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Warrington is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Warrington's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Warrington, against a full-month average of 19.2 rain days.
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 Warrington's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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