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How much rain fell in Witheridge, Devon? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 5.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Witheridge, heaviest in the hour to Tue 02:00 (3.2mm).
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 Knowstone nr Knowstone | 7.6km | 1.2mm | 94.3mm | 135.1mm | 11.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Lapford nr Lapford | 8.3km | 0.9mm | 77.5mm | 105.5mm | 7.5mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr North Devon nr North Devon | 12.6km | 1.7mm | 106.2mm | 160.6mm | 11.9mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 31.7mm.
22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Knowstone, against a full-month average of 20.2 rain days (based on 4 months of records at this gauge).
The rain gauges near Witheridge 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 (1,619 mm). Driest: 2003 (959 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Daily totals are the average of 4 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.
Witheridge gets about 1,161 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 140 mm; driest May, 70 mm). That is close to 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), 2.9 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 Discharging now
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Witheridge's monitored area.
1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Witheridge's monitored area. 1 is discharging 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: © South West 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 Devon, England
Witheridge is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. In 2011 the population of the parish was 1,158, increasing slightly to 1,306 at the 2021 Census. An electoral ward with the same name exists. The population at the above census was 2,465. Its name may be derived from the Old English for "Weather Ridge", which would fit with the village's somewhat exposed situation.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
1.2mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Witheridge.
October so far: 119.1mm vs 112.9mm October average — 5% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Knowstone is the nearest rain gauge, 7.6km from the centre of Witheridge's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Knowstone, against a full-month average of 20.2 rain days.
16 Aug 2022: 42.0 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 47.7 mm at one of them. Records since 21 Jul 2015.
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 Witheridge's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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