South Somercotes rests upon the flat, expansive horizon of Lincolnshire, where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 6.7 miles north-east of Louth (from Louth: bearing 55°T, OS grid TF 416 938), and is situated south-south-west of North Somercotes village. Salt-heavy winds drift inland from the nearby Lincolnshire Coronation Coast, brushing against the low-lying fields with a restless, scouring intent. Near the centre of the parish, the medieval Cross In St Peter's Churchyard stands as a weathered sentinel of limestone, watching the seasons bleed into one another. The ground here remains damp and fertile, feeding the narrow veins of Sunderfleet Eau as the water inches toward the North Sea. South Somercotes maintains a quiet rhythm dictated by the harvest and the shifting tides, far removed from the clamour of industrial centres. Light refracts off the wide, open drainage channels, casting a silvery, transient glow across the flat expanse of the fenland landscape. Time in South Somercotes is measured not by clocks, but by the slow rotation of the wind and the deepening shadows that stretch across the fields at dusk.
Flight conditions near South Somercotes. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for South Somercotes and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Somercotes, 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 Somercotes includes coordinates 53.422622, 0.130007, 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 Somercotes is available on the South Somercotes 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.