Home › Rainfall › Weston

Rainfall in Weston

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

The average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Weston's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 58.8mm to 80.5mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Weston, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.0mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
45.5mm
Last 7 days
69.4mm
October so far
vs 68.2mm avg — 2% wetter
3.1mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 2.0mm of rain forecast for the area around Weston, heaviest in the hour to Tue 06:00 (0.9mm).

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.

🏠 Thinking of buying in Weston? Get the Property Flood-Risk Report for any Weston postcode — official risk band, recorded floods since 1946, warning history, river behaviour and nearby storm overflows. £19 one-off, instant. Learn more →

Nearest rain gauges to Weston

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Weston 0.0km 0.0mm 45.0mm 68.6mm 2.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Stevenage nr Stevenage 7.3km 0.0mm 48.3mm 77.5mm 3.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr St Ippolyts nr St Ippolyts 7.5km 0.0mm 53.6mm 78.8mm 3.2mm

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

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 17.0mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Weston, against a full-month average of 18.3 rain days (based on 13 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Weston

2026 so far: 435 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 489 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 11% drier.

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: 2024 (830 mm). Driest: 2011 (461 mm). Average: 624 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Weston

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 45.8 mm 27 May 2007up to 62.6 mm at one gauge
  2. 43.3 mm 26 Sep 2024up to 55.6 mm at one gauge
  3. 42.9 mm 22 Sep 2024up to 86.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 39.8 mm 6 Aug 2009up to 47.6 mm at one gauge
  5. 35.4 mm 25 Aug 2010up to 48.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 43.6 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  2. 33.9 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  3. 29.8 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  4. 26.1 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  5. 24.4 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 Weston

Weston gets about 652 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 67 mm; driest March, 38 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), 2.2 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 Weston

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Weston

River Beane the largest river near Weston

Nearest gauge on it: Walkern, 3.7 km away: 0.12 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Beane →

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 Weston's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Weston

3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Weston's monitored area. None of the 2 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.

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: © Thames Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. 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.

About Weston

Weston, Hertfordshire
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Hertfordshire, England

Weston is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. The village stands on a plateau of high ground, about 2 miles (3 km) south of Baldock, its nearest town, although Weston's post town is Hitchin, 5 miles (8 km) to the west. The parish includes extensive rural areas as well as the village itself, including the hamlet of Hall's Green to the south-east of the village. At the northern end of the parish are the Weston Hills, where the plateau drops down to the southern edges of Baldock. The Weston Hills Tunnel carries the A505 Baldock bypass under the hills. The parish had a population of 1,035 at the 2021 census.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Weston yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Weston.

Is this month wetter than normal in Weston?

October so far: 69.4mm vs 68.2mm October average — 2% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Weston?

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

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Weston, against a full-month average of 18.3 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Weston?

2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 830 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 624 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 461 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Weston?

27 May 2007: 45.8 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 62.6 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 Weston's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.