Clipston emerges as a quiet knot of dwellings within the Rushcliffe landscape, defined by the steady pulse of agricultural life. It lies 1.0 miles south-west of Cotgrave (from Cotgrave: bearing 217°T, OS grid SK 635 341). Expanses of arable fields stretch toward the horizon, where the land rises gently to meet the ancient, weathered rise of Blackberry Hill to the south-east. The air here holds a clarity that sharpens the edges of the hedgerows, especially when the afternoon sun catches the silvered leaves of hawthorn. To the south-west, the diverse flora of the Normanton Pastures SSSI thrives in a protected silence, undisturbed by the modern rush of distant roads. Clipston remains defined by these open horizons, where the sky seems to weigh more heavily upon the earth than it does in the crowded centres of the Midlands. The shifting light across the fallow ground reveals a terrain that has been shaped by centuries of the plough and the seasons. Even in winter, the subtle ochre and grey tones of the fields offer a stark, honest beauty that persists long after the harvest has retreated.
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Live animated radar for Clipston and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clipston, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Clipston includes coordinates 52.900676, -1.056933, 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 Clipston is available on the Clipston 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.