Flood Guidance Statement
Issued 09:30, Wed 26 Aug 2026 (BST)

The Flood Forecasting Centre has issued a Flood Guidance Statement for an area that includes West Berkshire.

Headline  Modified 09:08, Wed 26 Aug 2026 (BST)
Significant surface water flooding impacts are possible but not expected on Wednesday, and possible on Thursday, across parts of England and Wales. The overall flood risk for England and Wales is LOW.

Forecast  Published 10:40, Wed 26 Aug 2026 (BST)
Local flooding from surface water is possible in parts of England today (Wednesday), and on Thursday and Friday. Local flooding from rivers is possible in parts of England on Thursday and Friday. Properties may flood and there may be travel disruption.

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More detailed map with Specific Areas of Concern 

Full Flood Guidance Statement pdf 

Data from the Flood Forecasting Centre

Flood Warnings & Alerts 13:03, 26 Aug (BST)

Flood warnings and alerts for the local catchments. Click the warning/alert for more information.

Data from EA Real Time flood-monitoring

Lambourn Valley gauge summary

Orange = EA trigger Flood Alert, Red = Flood Warning.

River gauges (cm) and Groundwater (m). Also Eastbury downstream.

River levels   

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Data from the Environment Agency

River levels Day Max   

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Data from the Environment Agency

Groundwater & River 36 months   

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Monthly Rain Totals    

Total rainfall each month, with historical averages

Lambourn rain (Maddle Farm) stats compiled since 1995, Chieveley since 2003