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Rainfall in Wellesbourne

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

The average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Wellesbourne's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 19.2mm to 71.7mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Wellesbourne, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.0mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
34.4mm
Last 7 days
55.5mm
October so far
vs 64.6mm avg — 14% drier
5.4mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 3.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Wellesbourne, heaviest in the hour to Tue 04:00 (2.7mm).

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.

Chance of rain in Wellesbourne

Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: 95% chance of more than 1 mm, 15% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.

Next 48 hours: 95% chance of more than 1 mm.

Updated 16:40 on Mon 26 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point under 1 km from Wellesbourne. Powered by Met Office data.

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Nearest rain gauges to Wellesbourne

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Wellesbourne 0.0km 0.0mm 13.0mm 19.2mm 5.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Warwick nr Warwick 8.0km 0.0mm 41.9mm 71.7mm 5.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Clifford Chambers nr Clifford Chambers 9.5km 0.0mm 37.6mm 61.7mm 4.8mm

Last 30 days (average of 4 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 12.1mm.

Rain days this October

5 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Wellesbourne, against a full-month average of 16.7 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Wellesbourne

2026 so far: 402 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 504 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 20% drier.

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: 2024 (859 mm). Driest: 2003 (438 mm). Average: 639 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Wellesbourne

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 53.6 mm 20 Jul 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 57.6 mm at one gauge
  2. 51.2 mm 14 Nov 2025up to 64.1 mm at one gauge
  3. 42.4 mm 3 Oct 2020up to 43.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 41.0 mm 30 Jul 2019up to 61.0 mm at one gauge
  5. 38.5 mm 15 Oct 2002up to 43.5 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 49.5 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 39.2 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 31.5 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  4. 30.5 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  5. 28.8 mm Storm Evert · 30–31 Jul 2021

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.

Average rainfall in Wellesbourne

Wellesbourne gets about 644 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 63 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), 1.1 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Wellesbourne

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Wellesbourne

River Avon the largest river near Wellesbourne

Nearest gauge on it: Stratford, 6.7 km away: 0.69 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Avon →

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 Wellesbourne's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Wellesbourne

4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Wellesbourne's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 3 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: © Severn Trent 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 Wellesbourne

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

Village in Warwickshire, England

Wellesbourne is a large village in the civil parish of Wellesbourne and Walton, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. In the 2021 census the parish had a population of 7,283, a significant increase from 5,849 In the 2011 census. The civil parish was renamed from Wellesbourne to Wellesbourne and Walton on 1 April 2014.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Wellesbourne yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Wellesbourne.

Is this month wetter than normal in Wellesbourne?

October so far: 55.5mm vs 64.6mm October average — 14% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Wellesbourne?

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

5 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Wellesbourne, against a full-month average of 16.7 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Wellesbourne?

2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 859 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 639 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 438 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Wellesbourne?

20 Jul 2007: 53.6 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 57.6 mm at one of them, during 2007 UK floods. 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 Wellesbourne's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.