Upton holds the quiet, low-slung geography of the Lincolnshire plains, where the horizon feels wide enough to swallow the turning seasons. It lies 3.8 miles east-south-east of Gainsborough (from Gainsborough: bearing 122°T, OS grid SK 868 868), and is situated north-north-west of Kexby village. The light here has a peculiar, washed-out clarity, catching the flat fields in a way that makes the sky seem heavier and more present than the earth itself. Farmers have worked this soil for generations, their machinery marking out long, repetitive geometries against the skyline. To the south, the sluggish, reed-fringed waters of the Padmoor Drain cut a dark line through the silt, providing a slow, persistent rhythm to the surrounding basin. Further west, the expansive Lea Marsh SSSI serves as a reminder of the ancient, waterlogged character of this region before drainage tamed the landscape. Upton remains a place of unadorned utility, where the ancient, weathered stone of local landmarks endures with a stoic, silent indifference to the passing of modern time. Every lane serves as a quiet artery, connecting the homes of Upton to the broader, shifting patterns of the East Midlands.
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Live animated radar for Upton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upton, 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 Upton includes coordinates 53.371064, -0.696355, 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 Upton is available on the Upton 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.