Swinstead, Lincolnshire Weather
About Swinstead, Lincolnshire
Limestone ridges and low-lying clays define the quiet topography that Swinstead commands within the South Kesteven landscape. It lies 5.0 miles west-north-west of Bourne (from Bourne: bearing 288°T, OS grid TF 017 224), and is situated east of Swayfield village. Ancient lime trees stand as silent sentinels near the Swinstead Village Cross, a stone relic that anchors the local history in the cooling shadows of the afternoon. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the land yields to the ecological diversity of the Swinstead Valley Sssi, where seasonal waters sustain a fragile, hidden vitality. The presence of the nearby Grimsthorpe Castle grounds lends a sense of enduring permanence to the horizon, where the heavy masonry of the past commands the view. Sunlight here strikes the pale stone with a particular clarity, revealing the sharp, unyielding textures of a countryside shaped by centuries of agricultural labour. Swinstead remains a place of subtle shifts in elevation, where the earth rises and falls with a deliberate, muscular grace. Every lane tracing the perimeter of Swinstead offers a distinct perspective on the expansive skies that characterise this corner of the East Midlands.
Flight conditions near Swinstead. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Swinstead and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Swinstead, Lincolnshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swinstead, 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 Swinstead includes coordinates 52.790461, -0.491862, 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 Swinstead is available on the Swinstead 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.