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How much rain fell in West Lancashire, Lancashire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 2.5mm of rain forecast for the area around West Lancashire, heaviest in the hour to Wed 07:00 (0.7mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 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 West Lancashire
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: 30% 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: 40% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Tue 27 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point 2.6 km from West Lancashire. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Ormskirk nr Ormskirk | 9.6km | 4.8mm | 64.4mm | 108.8mm | 0.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Banks nr Banks | 12.8km | 4.2mm | 56.8mm | 96.2mm | 1.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Kirkby nr Kirkby | 14.0km | 5.3mm | 91.8mm | 146.4mm | 3.8mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 24.0mm.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ormskirk.
The rain gauges near West Lancashire 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.
West Lancashire gets about 847 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 95 mm; driest April, 50 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), 1.4 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of West Lancashire's monitored area.
9 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of West Lancashire's monitored area. None of the 9 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.
District of Lancashire, England
West Lancashire is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It is located in the south-west of the county and is bordered by Greater Manchester to the east and Merseyside to the south and west. The Lancashire district of Fylde lies the north, over the Ribble Estuary, and South Ribble and Chorley to the east.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
4.8mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of West Lancashire.
October so far: 117.1mm vs 106.4mm October average — 10% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Ormskirk is the nearest rain gauge, 9.6km from the centre of West Lancashire's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
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 West Lancashire's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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