Alford, Lincolnshire Weather
About Alford, Lincolnshire
Alford commands a quiet authority over the flat, expansive horizon of the Lincolnshire Wolds, its character defined by the steady, salt-tinged breeze that drifts inland from the nearby coast. It lies 6.4 miles south-south-west of Mablethorpe (from Mablethorpe: bearing 211°T, OS grid TF 454 760), and is situated west-south-west of Bilsby village. The silhouette of the five-sailed Alford Windmill rises above the skyline like a sentinel of a bygone industrial age, its rotating form a rhythmic punctuation against the pale, shifting clouds of the East Midlands. A short distance away, the timber-framed elegance of the Alford Manor House offers a stark, enduring contrast to the surrounding agricultural fields that stretch toward the horizon. Here, the low-lying light of the afternoon catches the water of the nearby Holme Fen Drain, turning the slow-moving current into a ribbon of polished silver. The market square retains a sense of purpose, echoing the commerce of past generations who gathered to trade grain and livestock beneath the open sky. Alford remains a place where the weight of history is measured not by monuments alone, but by the persistent, unyielding way the architecture holds its ground against the elements.
Flight conditions near Alford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Alford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Alford, Lincolnshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alford, Lincolnshire, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. 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 Alford includes coordinates 53.261557, 0.179316, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Alford is available on the Alford map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Lincolnshire 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.