Swinderby holds the quiet gravity of the Lincolnshire plains, where the horizon stretches wide beneath an expansive, pale sky. It lies 4.8 miles west-south-west of North Hykeham (from North Hykeham: bearing 245°T, OS grid SK 869 631), and is situated east-south-east of South Scarle village. The landscape here is defined by low, level fields that catch the late afternoon sun, casting long shadows across the dark, heavy earth. To the south, the local children gather at Swinderby Playground, their voices carrying clearly across the still, flat air. Beyond the immediate rows of houses, the land rises subtly toward Potter Hill, offering a rare vantage point over the patchwork of agricultural strips. History lingers in the periphery, marked by the ancient earthworks of the preceptory at Eagle Hall, where the water in the old fishponds remains as dark and unmoving as slate. Swinderby maintains a measured, rhythmic pulse, unburdened by the clamour of modern thoroughfares. The local church spire serves as a steady anchor, rising above the hedgerows to watch over the turning seasons.
Flight conditions near Swinderby. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Swinderby and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swinderby, 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 Swinderby includes coordinates 53.158794, -0.701015, 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 Swinderby is available on the Swinderby 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.