FloodRadar
Log inCreate free account
FloodRadar
Log inCreate free account
How much rain fell in Wethersfield, Essex? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 5.8mm of rain forecast for the area around Wethersfield, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (2.5mm).
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 Braintree nr Braintree | 0.0km | 8.8mm | 26.8mm | 57.2mm | 8.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Great Saling nr Great Saling | 6.2km | 9.3mm | 30.0mm | 57.4mm | 5.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Great Sampford nr Great Sampford | 7.5km | 13.6mm | 30.4mm | 58.4mm | 5.2mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 10.2mm.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Braintree, against a full-month average of 18.9 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 375 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 459 mm by the same date in an average year (2013–2025) — 18% 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: 2014 (753 mm). Driest: 2025 (462 mm). Average: 587 mm a year.
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.
Wethersfield gets about 620 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 65 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), 2.7 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: Poole Street, 8.6 km away: 0.06 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Colne →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Wethersfield's monitored area.
1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Wethersfield's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not 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.
Village in Essex, England
Wethersfield is a village and civil parish on the B1053 road in the Braintree district of Essex, England. As well as the village itself, the parish also includes the hamlets of Beazley End, Blackmore End, and Brickkiln Green. It is near the River Pant. Wethersfield has a school, a social club, a fire station and one place of worship. Nearby settlements include the town of Braintree and the village of Finchingfield. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,295.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
10.2mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km of Wethersfield.
October so far: 55.6mm vs 59.1mm October average — 6% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Braintree is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Wethersfield's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Braintree, against a full-month average of 18.9 rain days.
2014 was the wettest year in the record since 2013, with 753 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 587 mm a year. The driest was 2025, with 462 mm.
17 Jan 2022: 48.7 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 194.4 mm at one of them. Records since 23 May 2012.
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 Wethersfield's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
FloodRadar helper · beta
