Hemswell occupies a quiet stretch of high ground where the sky seems to press closer to the earth than elsewhere in Lincolnshire. It lies 4.8 miles south of Kirton in Lindsey (from Kirton in Lindsey: bearing 187°T, OS grid SK 929 909), and is situated south of Willoughton village. Sunlight catches the limestone walls of the old cottages, casting long, pale shadows that stretch toward the horizon with a deliberate, slow-moving grace. To the southeast, the rise of Harpswell Hill breaks the flatness of the terrain, offering a vantage point where the wind carries the scent of damp soil and ancient, cooling stone. Hemswell remains defined by this expansive horizon, where the light shifts from silver to bruised violet as the day wanes. Not far away, the remnants of the medieval preceptory at Temple Garth wait in the tall grass, their forgotten foundations quiet beneath the weight of centuries. The landscape here does not shout its history but keeps it held in the rhythm of the fields and the sudden, sharp clarity of the air. Residents move through these lanes with the steady composure of those who have seen the seasons cycle through the same unchanging, open views.
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Live animated radar for Hemswell and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hemswell, 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 Hemswell includes coordinates 53.407127, -0.603172, 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 Hemswell is available on the Hemswell 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.