Drayton, Lincolnshire Weather
About Drayton, Lincolnshire
Drayton emerges from the flat, expansive horizons of the Lincolnshire Fens as a quiet assembly of brick and tile, defined by the relentless sweep of the sky above its low-lying fields. It lies 5.8 miles west-south-west of Boston (from Boston: bearing 243°T, OS grid TF 243 394), and is situated south-south-east of Swineshead village. The heavy, dark soil here yields to the rhythms of an agricultural life that has long dictated the pace of the local morning. A short walk toward the north-north-west brings one to the remnants of the Butter Cross, Swineshead, where the weathered stone still anchors the memory of ancient market trade. The light in Drayton possesses a particular clarity, often catching the edges of the nearby Swineshead Abbey site, where the ghosts of monastic foundations rest beneath eight hectares of undisturbed earth. Silence gathers in the spaces between the farmsteads, broken only by the distant, mechanical hum of tractors working the deep, fertile loam. This landscape remains deeply indifferent to the passing of centuries, holding its own counsel amidst the drainage ditches and the vast, unobstructed heavens. Each lane in Drayton serves as a reminder of a geography shaped by the slow, deliberate work of water and the persistent toil of those who have farmed these plains for generations.
Flight conditions near Drayton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Drayton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Drayton, Lincolnshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Drayton, 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 Drayton includes coordinates 52.937652, -0.151562, 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 Drayton is available on the Drayton 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.