Holbeach St Matthew, Lincolnshire Weather
About Holbeach St Matthew, Lincolnshire
Holbeach St Matthew emerges from the flat, reclaimed horizon as a quiet testament to the enduring struggle between the silt of the Fens and the encroaching tide. It lies 5.5 miles north-north-west of Long Sutton (from Long Sutton: bearing 349°T, OS grid TF 411 316), and is situated east of Holbeach St Marks village. The landscape here is defined by an expansive, pale sky that presses down upon the fields, turning the earth a deep, bruised purple in the low light of late afternoon. To the southeast, the Fleet Haven Drain cuts a precise, utilitarian line through the dark soil, managing the water that once claimed this ground entirely for the sea. Holbeach St Matthew exists in a state of perpetual openness, where the wind carries the sharp, saline tang of the distant salt marshes. Further east, the vast, shifting expanse of Gedney Marsh provides a sanctuary for wildfowl, serving as a reminder of the wilder, watery world that predates the drainage of these plains. The architecture of the region reflects a spare, functional aesthetic, favouring sturdy brickwork that withstands the relentless exposure of the coastal weather. Every road leading to Holbeach St Matthew seems to dissolve into the sheer breadth of the horizon, leaving the traveller with a profound sense of the precarious and beautiful boundary between land and water.
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About This Holbeach St Matthew, Lincolnshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holbeach St Matthew, 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 Holbeach St Matthew includes coordinates 52.864078, 0.095517, 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 Holbeach St Matthew is available on the Holbeach St Matthew 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.