Clifton commands a prominent ridge overlooking the Trent Valley, where the horizon broadens into a wide, quiet expanse of Nottinghamshire sky. It lies 2.3 miles south-east of Beeston (from Beeston: bearing 137°T, OS grid SK 553 342), and is situated west-north-west of Ruddington village. Sunlight often catches the pale stone of the historic Clifton Hall, a grand residence that watches over the surrounding thirty-two hectares of parkland with a reserved, ancient dignity. Residents frequently traverse the paths near Cliveden Green, where the air holds a crisp, earthen stillness even as the modern world hums in the distance. The land here rises and falls with a deliberate grace, guiding the eye toward the rolling silhouettes of Brook Hill that define the eastern edge of the horizon. History lingers in the structural memory of the local landscape, particularly where the weathered masonry of a medieval dovecote remains as a silent, singular witness to the agricultural toil of centuries past. Throughout the seasons, Clifton retains a distinct character, balancing the weight of its long-standing heritage with the steady, unadorned pulse of contemporary life. The geography of the ridge ensures that winter winds sweep across the open slopes with a sharp, cleansing clarity, grounding the spirit in the physical reality of the earth.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clifton, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Clifton includes coordinates 52.902536, -1.177854, 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 Clifton is available on the Clifton 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.