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How much rain fell in Wooler, Northumberland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 1.2mm of rain forecast for the area around Wooler, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (0.6mm).
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 Chatton nr Chatton | 0.0km | 35.6mm | 40.0mm | 56.2mm | 2.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Belford nr Belford | 10.0km | 44.4mm | 54.5mm | 71.9mm | 1.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Seahouses nr Seahouses | 22.3km | 20.0mm | 27.4mm | 50.2mm | 1.0mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 40.0mm.
12 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Chatton, against a full-month average of 19.6 rain days (based on 16 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 507 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 560 mm by the same date in an average year (2011–2025) — 9% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 2 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (933 mm). Driest: 2025 (595 mm). Average: 735 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 2 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.
Wooler gets about 793 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 89 mm; driest March, 51 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: Weetwood Bridge, 1.8 km away: 1.77 m Rising ▲.
Every gauge on the River Till →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Wooler's monitored area.
5 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Wooler's monitored area. None of the 4 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.
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: © Northumbrian 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 Northumberland, England
Wooler is a town in Northumberland, England on the edge of the Northumberland National Park, near the Cheviot Hills. It is a popular base for walkers and is referred to as the "Gateway to the Cheviots". As well as shops and public houses, the town has a youth hostel, hotels and campsites. It lies on the St Cuthbert's Way long-distance footpath between Melrose Abbey and Lindisfarne.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
40.0mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Wooler.
October so far: 64.1mm vs 85.3mm October average — 25% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Chatton is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Wooler's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
12 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Chatton, against a full-month average of 19.6 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2011, with 933 mm from the average of 2 local rain gauges, against an average of 735 mm a year. The driest was 2025, with 595 mm.
12 Jun 2019: 52.5 mm on average across 2 local rain gauges, and up to 60.0 mm at one of them. Records since 13 May 2010.
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 Wooler's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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