Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire Weather
About Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire
Barkston Heath commands a sparse, open expanse of the North Kesteven landscape where the horizon remains unusually wide and unencumbered. It lies 5.1 miles north-east of Grantham (from Grantham: bearing 49°T, OS grid SK 975 414), and is situated south-south-west of Ancaster village. The sky here possesses a heavy, bruised quality, pressing down upon the limestone plateaus that define the local topography. To the north-north-east, the rise of Copper Hill acts as a silent sentinel, watching over the thin ribbons of road that cut through the surrounding fields. The earth is thin and brittle, yet it supports a quiet industry that has long defined the character of Barkston Heath. Further east, the Wilsford Heath Quarry Sssi reveals the pale, jagged secrets of the bedrock, exposing layers of geological time that remain indifferent to the passage of modern traffic. The wind moves through the open spaces with a persistent, dry friction, scouring the fields of any unnecessary clutter. Such clarity of light reveals the stark geometry of the land, where the lack of dense cover allows for a profound, almost clinical observation of the shifting weather patterns. Barkston Heath remains a place of austere focus, stripped of the ornamental distractions found in more sheltered parts of the county.
Flight conditions near Barkston Heath. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Barkston Heath and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barkston Heath, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Barkston Heath includes coordinates 52.961364, -0.54966, 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 Barkston Heath is available on the Barkston Heath 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.