Cottam, Nottinghamshire Weather
About Cottam, Nottinghamshire
Cottam draws its character from the low, wide horizons of the Trent valley, where the sky claims more space than the earth below. It lies 6.3 miles south of Gainsborough (from Gainsborough: bearing 180°T, OS grid SK 818 798), and is situated east-north-east of Rampton village. The land here holds a quiet, damp gravity, marked by the slow, silvered passage of the Seymour Drain as it carves its path through the silt. Ancient remnants of human toil survive in the landscape, such as the Fleet Plantation Moated Site, where the shadows of past centuries linger beneath the canopy. Cottam remains defined by its agricultural roots, a place where the light catches the furrowed fields with a pale, persistent clarity throughout the changing seasons. To the east, the stark stone ruins of Torksey Castle rise against the horizon, anchoring the flat geography with the weight of medieval ambition. The air carries the scent of turned earth and reeds, reflecting a landscape that has long been shaped by the presence of the water. This corner of Nottinghamshire offers a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely present, refusing to be hurried by the modern world.
Flight conditions near Cottam. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Cottam and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Cottam, Nottinghamshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottam, 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 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 Cottam includes coordinates 53.309168, -0.77306, 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 Cottam is available on the Cottam 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.