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Rainfall in Winestead

How much rain fell in Winestead, East Riding of Yorkshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest Environment Agency rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Rainfall gauge nr Winestead, 0.0km from the centre of Winestead's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
0.0mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
34.4mm
Last 7 days
68.6mm
October so far
vs 63.0mm avg — 9% wetter
1.8mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 0.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Winestead, heaviest in the hour to Tue 05:00 (0.3mm).

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).

Next 4 days

Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.

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Nearest rain gauges to Winestead

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Winestead 0.0km 0.0mm 34.4mm 68.6mm 1.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Laceby nr Laceby 18.1km 0.2mm 43.0mm 72.2mm 2.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Keelby CP nr Keelby CP 18.9km 0.0mm 52.2mm 84.9mm 2.4mm

Last 30 days at Rainfall gauge nr Winestead

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 11.8mm.

Rain days this October

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Winestead, against a full-month average of 17.0 rain days (based on 24 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Winestead

2026 so far: 426 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 479 mm by the same date in an average year (2002–2025) — 11% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the local rain gauge: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2007 (795 mm). Driest: 2011 (459 mm). Average: 612 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Winestead

Wettest days since 2001

  1. 80.8 mm 25 Jun 2007 · 2007 UK floods
  2. 73.2 mm 14 Jun 2007 · 2007 UK floods
  3. 62.0 mm 8 Aug 2017
  4. 44.8 mm 13 May 2007
  5. 41.4 mm 30 Jun 2003

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 37.0 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  2. 33.6 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  3. 30.4 mm Storm Ciaran · 1–2 Nov 2023
  4. 24.4 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  5. 22.8 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024

Daily totals are the local rain gauge, for UTC days. 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 Winestead

Winestead gets about 601 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month June, 63 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), 2.6 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 Winestead

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Winestead

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 Winestead's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Winestead

5 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Winestead's monitored area. None of the 5 with a live status is discharging right now.

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: © Yorkshire 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 Winestead

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

Village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Winestead is a village in the civil parish of Patrington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately seven miles south-east of Hedon and 1+1⁄2 miles north-west of Patrington. It is situated to the north of the A1033 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 153. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Patrington.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Winestead yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from Rainfall gauge nr Winestead, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Winestead (0.0km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Winestead?

October so far: 68.6mm vs 63.0mm October average — 9% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are from Rainfall gauge nr Winestead.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Winestead?

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

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Winestead, against a full-month average of 17.0 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Winestead?

2007 was the wettest year in the record since 2002, with 795 mm from the local rain gauge, against an average of 612 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 459 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Winestead?

25 Jun 2007: 80.8 mm at the local rain gauge, during 2007 UK floods. Records since 10 Oct 2001.

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 Winestead's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.