Coleby commands a high, limestone ridge that surveys the wide, flat expanse of the Lincolnshire fens with an air of stoic detachment. It lies 4.4 miles south-south-east of North Hykeham (from North Hykeham: bearing 149°T, OS grid SK 976 606), and is situated north-north-west of Boothby Graffoe village. The light here possesses a peculiar, thin clarity, often catching the pale stone of the cottages until they seem to glow against the darkening sky of a late afternoon. Directly to the north-west, the expansive grounds of Coleby Hall retain a formal dignity, their historical parkland offering a green buffer that softens the edges of the limestone escarpment. The church of All Saints rises above the rooftops, its spire acting as a compass needle for travellers navigating the winding lanes that climb the cliff. Beyond the residential clusters, the land yields to the rhythmic, methodical demands of agriculture, where the silence is broken only by the distant mechanical hum of tractors working the heavy soil. A short distance away, the ruins of Somerton Castle stand as a stark, weathered reminder of medieval ambitions, their crumbling masonry now host only to lichens and the persistent reach of ivy. Coleby remains defined by this intersection of ancient stone and the relentless, open horizon that stretches toward the distant, hazy line of the Trent Valley.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coleby, 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 Coleby includes coordinates 53.13393, -0.541972, 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 Coleby is available on the Coleby 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.