Scotton emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of Lincolnshire like a quiet thought held in the mind of the landscape. It lies 2.9 miles west of Kirton in Lindsey (from Kirton in Lindsey: bearing 278°T, OS grid SK 890 991), and is situated south-south-east of Scotter village. The light here possesses a singular clarity, reflecting off the damp earth to lend the stone of the parish church a pale, luminous quality as evening draws in. A short distance away, the rare flora of the Scotton Common SSSI thrive in the undisturbed sandy soils, marking the land with a delicate, ancient resilience. Beyond the quiet lanes, the Manton Sewer follows its steady, low-lying course, cutting a silver ribbon through the fields that have long defined the local rhythm of the seasons. To the west, the dense, verdant canopy of Laughton Forest offers a stark contrast to the open, wind-swept expanse of the surrounding agricultural plains. Scotton retains a dignified composure, its architecture echoing the unpretentious strength of the men who have worked these heavy, fertile soils for centuries. Every hedgerow and path seems to hold its breath, waiting for the soft, persistent rain that so often brushes against the limestone walls of the houses.
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Live animated radar for Scotton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scotton, 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 Scotton includes coordinates 53.48116, -0.660251, 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 Scotton is available on the Scotton 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.