Eakring commands a quiet prominence over the rolling Nottinghamshire landscape, where the soil holds the memory of both ancient ploughs and the sudden, rhythmic pulse of mid-twentieth-century oil extraction. It lies 5.3 miles north-north-west of Southwell (from Southwell: bearing 343°T, OS grid SK 674 619), and is situated east-north-east of Bilsthorpe village. Beyond the stone walls of the parish church, the land rises to meet the modest elevation of Mill Hill, offering a vantage point where the light catches the pale gold of ripening wheat. The surrounding terrain remains marked by the legacy of the Eakring oil fields, which once provided a vital lifeline for Britain during the darkest hours of the Second World War. A short walk toward the east leads to the gentle, shaded course of The Dumble, where water carves a slow path through the clay. Eakring retains a stoic composure, its streets echoing with the persistent, low-frequency hum of a rural life that values the turning of the seasons above all else. This geography remains defined by a singular balance between the industrious scars of the past and the enduring, unpretentious beauty of the open field.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Eakring, 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 Eakring includes coordinates 53.150582, -0.993136, 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 Eakring is available on the Eakring 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.