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How much rain fell in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire? 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 West Lindsey (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.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr West Lindsey | 2.3km | 0.0mm | 21.6mm | 65.2mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Bracebridge nr Bracebridge | 9.9km | 0.0mm | 24.4mm | 62.6mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Upton CP nr Upton CP | 10.7km | 0.0mm | 25.8mm | 52.8mm | 0.2mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 10.1mm.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr West Lindsey, against a full-month average of 17.3 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 458 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 507 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 10% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 6 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (836 mm). Driest: 2011 (440 mm). Average: 632 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 6 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.
West Lindsey gets about 612 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month June, 64 mm; driest March, 35 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), 0.3 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
Nearest gauge on it: Torksey, 9.6 km away: 2.89 mAOD Falling ▼.
Every gauge on the River Trent →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 Lindsey's monitored area.
5 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of West Lindsey's monitored area. None of the 5 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: © Anglian 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.
District in England
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in Gainsborough, the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Caistor and Market Rasen, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The east of the district includes part of the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of West Lindsey.
October so far: 64.2mm vs 69.1mm October average — 7% drier. Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr West Lindsey is the nearest rain gauge, 2.3km from the centre of West Lindsey's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr West Lindsey, against a full-month average of 17.3 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 836 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 632 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 440 mm.
9 Aug 2004: 62.5 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 107.8 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 West Lindsey's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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