Measured rain
3.7 mm
The highest of the latest local 24-hour readings: Huntingdon · Cambridgeshire.
25 Oct 16:30–26 Oct 16:30 UK time. Not a regional weekly total.
The past seven days
Your farming week
20 Oct–26 October 2026 · today so far
Rain recorded, the changing weather outlook, and local soil readings.
East of England
Highest hourly rain chance in these forecasts
96%
Mid Suffolk · 23 Oct
A forecast probability, not a record of rain falling.
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Latest complete 24-hour reading at each local gauge within these dates. COSMOS-UK readings are provisional. The periods are shown for comparison; they are not added into a weekly total.
Acle · Norfolk
2.4 mm25 Oct 16:30–26 Oct 16:30
UK time
Bedford · Bedfordshire
2.2 mm25 Oct 16:30–26 Oct 16:30
UK time
Bury · Suffolk
3.1 mm25 Oct 16:30–26 Oct 16:30
UK time
Colchester · Essex
3.6 mm25 Oct 16:30–26 Oct 16:30
UK time
Ely · Cambridgeshire
2.2 mm25 Oct 16:30–26 Oct 16:30
UK time
Fakenham · Norfolk
2.2 mm25 Oct 16:30–26 Oct 16:30
UK time
Hitchin · Hertfordshire
3.0 mm25 Oct 16:30–26 Oct 16:30
UK time
Huntingdon · Cambridgeshire
3.7 mm25 Oct 16:30–26 Oct 16:30
UK time
Soil moisture at local sites
Latest dated readings within the week. Provisional site measurements; they do not establish whether a field is fit to travel.
Euston
12.9%Water content by volume
20 Oct · provisional
Fincham
24.5%Water content by volume
20 Oct · provisional
Morley
22.6%Water content by volume
20 Oct · provisional
Rothamsted
22.2%Water content by volume
20 Oct · provisional
Wimpole
27.9%Water content by volume
20 Oct · provisional
The weather outlook, day by day
Each entry covers the six forecast hours shown. Earlier dates use the morning outlook; the final date shows its latest available outlook. These are not daily rainfall totals or measured weather.
Tue 20 Oct
Morning outlook · 20 Oct 09:00–20 Oct 14:00 UK time
0.0–0.3 mm forecast rain across the places below.
- Highest hourly rain chance
- 6–82%
- Forecast temperature range
- 12–13°C
See the local differences
Norfolk
0.0 mm forecast rain · 6% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 27 mph
Cambridgeshire Fens
0.0 mm forecast rain · 13% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 23 mph
Mid Suffolk
0.0 mm forecast rain · 9% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 25 mph
Essex
0.3 mm forecast rain · 82% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 25 mph
Wed 21 Oct
Morning outlook · 21 Oct 09:00–21 Oct 14:00 UK time
0.6–3.2 mm forecast rain across the places below.
- Highest hourly rain chance
- 81–94%
- Forecast temperature range
- 9–12°C
See the local differences
Norfolk
0.6 mm forecast rain · 81% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 21 mph
Cambridgeshire Fens
2.6 mm forecast rain · 94% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 22 mph
Mid Suffolk
2.0 mm forecast rain · 94% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 21 mph
Essex
3.2 mm forecast rain · 92% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 29 mph
Thu 22 Oct
Morning outlook · 22 Oct 09:00–22 Oct 14:00 UK time
0.0–2.0 mm forecast rain across the places below.
- Highest hourly rain chance
- 3–87%
- Forecast temperature range
- 9–13°C
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Norfolk
2.0 mm forecast rain · 87% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 22 mph
Cambridgeshire Fens
0.0 mm forecast rain · 5% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 26 mph
Mid Suffolk
0.0 mm forecast rain · 4% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 26 mph
Essex
0.0 mm forecast rain · 3% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 26 mph
Fri 23 Oct
Morning outlook · 23 Oct 09:00–23 Oct 14:00 UK time
1.9–6.6 mm forecast rain across the places below.
- Highest hourly rain chance
- 91–96%
- Forecast temperature range
- 12–13°C
See the local differences
Norfolk
1.9 mm forecast rain · 93% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 21 mph
Cambridgeshire Fens
2.0 mm forecast rain · 91% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 18 mph
Mid Suffolk
5.1 mm forecast rain · 96% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 22 mph
Essex
6.6 mm forecast rain · 96% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 31 mph
Sat 24 Oct
Morning outlook · 24 Oct 09:00–24 Oct 14:00 UK time
0.4–0.8 mm forecast rain across the places below.
- Highest hourly rain chance
- 58–92%
- Forecast temperature range
- 7–11°C
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Norfolk
0.4 mm forecast rain · 58% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 28 mph
Cambridgeshire Fens
0.8 mm forecast rain · 84% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 28 mph
Mid Suffolk
0.7 mm forecast rain · 91% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 25 mph
Essex
0.8 mm forecast rain · 92% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 24 mph
Sun 25 Oct
Morning outlook · 25 Oct 09:00–25 Oct 14:00 UK time
0.0–0.0 mm forecast rain across the places below.
- Highest hourly rain chance
- 3–8%
- Forecast temperature range
- 10–13°C
See the local differences
Norfolk
0.0 mm forecast rain · 8% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 47 mph
Cambridgeshire Fens
0.0 mm forecast rain · 3% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 46 mph
Mid Suffolk
0.0 mm forecast rain · 3% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 46 mph
Essex
0.0 mm forecast rain · 3% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 45 mph
Mon 26 Oct · today
Latest outlook · 26 Oct 21:00–27 Oct 02:00 UK time
0.0–0.0 mm forecast rain across the places below.
- Highest hourly rain chance
- 9–11%
- Forecast temperature range
- 15–16°C
See the local differences
Norfolk
0.0 mm forecast rain · 9% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 37 mph
Cambridgeshire Fens
0.0 mm forecast rain · 10% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 37 mph
Mid Suffolk
0.0 mm forecast rain · 11% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 33 mph
Essex
0.0 mm forecast rain · 11% highest hourly chance
Peak forecast gust 32 mph
Sources and what the figures mean
Weather forecasts: Met Office. Each rain amount adds six hourly forecast amounts; the chance shown is the highest single-hour probability. The final date uses its latest outlook, so it is not a like-for-like morning trend. Missing dates remain unavailable.
Measured rainfall: Environment Agency real-time data API (Beta) in East of England; COSMOS-UK daily precipitation at the named sites in other regions. COSMOS-UK measurements are provisional. Each gauge amount covers its own stated complete 24-hour period; overlapping periods are never added together.
Soil moisture: COSMOS-UK, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, supported by NERC through UK-SCAPE (NE/R016429/1). Readings are provisional and represent each monitoring site's footprint, not a regional soil average.
Prepared 26 Oct 2026 20:00 UK time.
