Chilwell, Nottinghamshire Weather
About Chilwell, Nottinghamshire
Chilwell retains a distinctive character defined by its transition from historic agricultural roots to a modern, suburban presence in the Broxtowe district. It lies 1.1 miles south-west of Beeston (from Beeston: bearing 226°T, OS grid SK 515 356). The terrain here slopes gently toward the Trent Valley, where the heavy, alluvial soil once nourished the market gardens that sustained local tables. A quiet gravity anchors the landscape, particularly as one nears the remnants of ancient fishponds near St Mary’s Church, where the water holds the stillness of centuries. Beyond the residential avenues, the horizon widens toward the Attenborough Gravel Pits, a vast expanse of reed-fringed water that draws migratory birds across the Midland sky. Chilwell feels the pull of these wetlands, where the air often carries a damp, metallic scent of silt and moving water. The legacy of the former ordnance factory remains an invisible weight, a shift in the local pulse from wartime industry to the quiet domesticity of today. During the low, amber light of late afternoon, the brickwork of older cottages seems to deepen in colour, reflecting a resilience that has outlasted the changing tides of industry.
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About This Chilwell, Nottinghamshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, 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. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Chilwell includes coordinates 52.916017, -1.235317, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Chilwell is available on the Chilwell map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Nottinghamshire 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.