Flooding

Find out if you in an area at risk of flooding

You do not need to live near a river or watercourse to experience flooding, many properties can experience surface water flooding (when the volume of rainfall exceeds the capacity of drains and surface water sewers).

Find out if you are at risk of flooding (gov.uk) (opens new window)

Use the service to check for:

• an area's long term risk from:
  • rivers and the sea
  • surface water
  • reservoirs
  • groundwater (where data is available)
• the possible causes of flooding

Check flood maps for your area

See the long term flood risk for your area on the government mapping service: See flood risk on a map (service.gov.uk) (opens new window).

River, sea, groundwater and rainfall levels

The latest river, sea, groundwater and rainfall levels are monitored at measuring stations, these levels can help you understand your flood risk now and over the next few days: Find river, sea, groundwater and rainfall levels in Wiltshire (gov.uk) (opens new window). 

Flooding forecast for Wiltshire

Check for today, and the next five days, using the government service: 

Check Wiltshire's flooding forecast (gov.uk) (opens new window)

Sign up for warnings

Sign up to get notified of flood warnings, or ring Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for updates, and give yourself time to prepare: 

Sign up for flood warnings (gov.uk) (opens new window)

Understand the three levels of warnings: Flood alerts and warnings: what they are and what to do (gov.uk) (opens new window).

Latest news on flooding in Wiltshire

Check our news pages for the latest on flooding in Wiltshire: News and communications.