Kirkby la Thorpe emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of Lincolnshire as a collection of limestone and brick dwellings braced against the wide, open sky. It lies 1.9 miles east of Sleaford (from Sleaford: bearing 95°T, OS grid TF 098 456), and is situated south of Evedon village. The light here has a peculiar, translucent clarity, sharpening the edges of the fields and casting long, thin shadows across the lanes that lead toward the shallow, reed-fringed waters of the Old Ballast Pit. To the east, the land rises with a subtle, deliberate intent toward the high ground of Boughton Hill, breaking the monotony of the plain with a modest, verdant swell. St Denys’ Church anchors the heart of Kirkby la Thorpe, its sturdy tower serving as a silent witness to the seasonal shifts of the surrounding arable land. The local geography is defined by these quiet transitions between the heavy, dark earth and the reservoirs that hold the reflected grey of passing clouds. This landscape offers a stark, honest beauty, where the wind moves unchecked across the fens and the rhythm of the day is measured by the turning of the soil.
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Live animated radar for Kirkby la Thorpe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kirkby la Thorpe, 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 Kirkby la Thorpe includes coordinates 52.997208, -0.364075, 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 Kirkby la Thorpe is available on the Kirkby la Thorpe 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.