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Rainfall in Yardley Hastings

How much rain fell in Yardley Hastings, West Northamptonshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Yardley Hastings's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 54.8mm to 90.4mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Yardley Hastings, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
8.8mm
Yesterday (27 Oct 2026)
46.1mm
Last 7 days
75.7mm
October so far
vs 68.9mm avg — 10% wetter
3.7mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Yardley Hastings (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).

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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⚠️ Yesterday's 37.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Yardley Hastings was the wettest day at this gauge since 6 Feb 2026 and in the top 3.2% of 379 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 2.9mm at Rainfall gauge nr Olney was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 48.5% of 136 rain days in this gauge's 8-month record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 1.8mm at Rainfall gauge nr Quinton was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 49.4% of 391 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Yardley Hastings

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Yardley Hastings 0.0km 37.2mm 73.2mm 90.4mm 17.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Olney nr Olney 5.1km 2.9mm 49.6mm 85.5mm 1.1mm
Rainfall gauge nr Quinton nr Quinton 9.5km 1.8mm 44.4mm 76.6mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 5 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 9.7mm.

Rain days this October

5 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Yardley Hastings, against a full-month average of 16.2 rain days (based on 22 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Yardley Hastings

2026 so far: 884 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 518 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 71% 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: 2024 (996 mm). Driest: 2011 (386 mm). Average: 651 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Yardley Hastings

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 55.3 mm 22 Sep 2024up to 89.7 mm at one gauge
  2. 49.7 mm 21 Sep 2024up to 57.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 43.3 mm 9 Mar 2023up to 76.4 mm at one gauge
  4. 42.9 mm 15 Oct 2002up to 52.5 mm at one gauge
  5. 42.4 mm 23 Dec 2020up to 54.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 45.3 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 38.0 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  3. 37.1 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 32.0 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  5. 30.3 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024

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.

Average rainfall in Yardley Hastings

Yardley Hastings gets about 652 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 68 mm; driest March, 40 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), 0.9 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Yardley Hastings

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Yardley Hastings

River Great Ouse the largest river near Yardley Hastings

Nearest gauge on it: Olney, 6.9 km away: 0.16 m Falling slightly ▼.

Every gauge on the River Great Ouse →

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 Yardley Hastings's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Yardley Hastings

13 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Yardley Hastings's monitored area. None of the 13 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: © 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.

About Yardley Hastings

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

Village in Northamptonshire, England

Yardley Hastings is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. It is located south-east of Northampton and is skirted on its south side by the main A428 road to Bedford.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Yardley Hastings yesterday?

8.8mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Yardley Hastings.

Is this month wetter than normal in Yardley Hastings?

October so far: 75.7mm vs 68.9mm October average — 10% wetter. Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Yardley Hastings?

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

5 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Yardley Hastings, against a full-month average of 16.2 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Yardley Hastings?

2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 996 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 651 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 386 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Yardley Hastings?

22 Sep 2024: 55.3 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 89.7 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 Yardley Hastings's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.