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How much rain fell in Wiveliscombe, Somerset? 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 Wiveliscombe (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.
Chance of rain in Wiveliscombe
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: 15% chance of more than 1 mm, less than 5% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: 20% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Tue 27 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point 2.1 km from Wiveliscombe. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Wiveliscombe | 0.0km | 11.0mm | 121.4mm | 162.6mm | 5.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Nettlecombe nr Nettlecombe | 7.1km | 10.7mm | 121.8mm | 164.6mm | 4.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Skilgate nr Skilgate | 8.7km | 12.1mm | 116.8mm | 152.8mm | 2.2mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 39.6mm.
23 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Wiveliscombe, against a full-month average of 23.1 rain days (based on 9 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 872 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 730 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 19% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 5 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (1,453 mm). Driest: 2010 (574 mm). Average: 991 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
Daily totals are the average of 5 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.
Wiveliscombe gets about 1,144 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 140 mm; driest May, 69 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), 2.0 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: Milverton, 5.3 km away: 0.13 m Steady.
Every gauge on the Hillfarrance Brook →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Wiveliscombe's monitored area.
4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Wiveliscombe's monitored area. None of the 4 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: © Wessex 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.
Town in Somerset, England
Wiveliscombe is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies 9 miles (14 km) west of Taunton, its post town. The town is centred on The Square, which held the former market and is fronted by several listed buildings. As well as the town itself, the parish covers surroundings rural areas, including the hamlets of Croford, Langley, Maundown, and Whitefield. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 3,064.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
10.9mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Wiveliscombe.
October so far: 151.7mm vs 110.2mm October average — 38% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Wiveliscombe is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Wiveliscombe's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
23 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Wiveliscombe, against a full-month average of 23.1 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,453 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 991 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 574 mm.
23 Sep 2012: 60.7 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 67.2 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 Wiveliscombe's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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