South Carlton rests upon the limestone ridge of the Lincoln Cliff, catching the pale, level light that travels across the vast Lincolnshire sky. It lies 3.2 miles north-north-west of Lincoln (from Lincoln: bearing 334°T, OS grid SK 953 764), and is situated south-south-east of North Carlton village. The earth here holds the quiet weight of the past, marked by the faint, grass-grown humps of a Shrunken Village that suggest a vanished life just beyond the modern garden walls. South Carlton retains a stoic character, defined by the limestone cottages that seem to have grown directly from the rock beneath them. A short distance away, the Burton Catchwater canal slices through the low-lying fields, its dark surface reflecting the muted greens of the surrounding agricultural expanse. St John the Baptist Church serves as the focal point, its tower a sturdy sentinel presiding over the quiet lanes and the slow turn of the seasons. There is a sharp, clean clarity to the air here, heightened by the openness of the ridge that invites a persistent, bracing wind. The daily rhythm of South Carlton remains tied to the land, far removed from the mechanical hum of the modern world.
Flight conditions near South Carlton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for South Carlton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Carlton, 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 South Carlton includes coordinates 53.276028, -0.5715, 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 South Carlton is available on the South Carlton 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.