Coates emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Cambridgeshire Fens like a low-slung ridge rising above the dark, silty earth. It lies 2.2 miles east of Whittlesey (from Whittlesey: bearing 81°T, OS grid TL 306 977), and is situated east-north-east of Eastrea village. The light here possesses a singular, wide-reaching clarity, sharpening the edges of the fields and mirroring the vast sky that dominates the Fenland landscape. Residents and visitors alike often pause by the Coates Village Sign, a piece of public artwork that anchors the local identity amidst the surrounding agricultural plains. Beyond the houses, the grass of North Green offers a quiet, verdant threshold where the wind carries the scent of damp soil and distant reeds. A short journey away, the expansive Nene Washes Sssi provides a vital sanctuary for wildfowl, its waterlogged meadows reflecting the shifting moods of the clouds. This terrain remains defined by its deep relationship with the drainage of the land, a constant negotiation between the water and the sturdy, purposeful efforts of those who work the silt. Coates maintains a deliberate, measured pace, grounded in the quiet endurance of a landscape that has long been reclaimed from the marsh.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coates, Cambridgeshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Coates includes coordinates 52.561623, -0.074419, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Coates is available on the Coates map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cambridgeshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.