Elkesley emerges from the Nottinghamshire landscape as a quiet assertion of human endurance amidst the rolling fields of the Bassetlaw district. It lies 3.6 miles south-south-west of Retford (from Retford: bearing 198°T, OS grid SK 687 755), and is situated west-south-west of Gamston village. The morning light often catches the flinty rise of Bunker’s Hill just to the east, casting long, lean shadows that stretch toward the village’s older stone cottages. To the south-west, the dense canopy of Patmore shifts with the changing seasons, a silent watcher over the local lanes that have carried the weight of carts and modern travel alike. Elkesley draws a particular character from its proximity to the River Poulter, which meanders through the western terrain with a slow, deliberate grace. The earth here retains the memory of deep agricultural roots, where the soil darkens in anticipation of the plough. Residents may look toward the horizon where the land lifts slightly, acknowledging the quiet dignity of a place defined by its steady, unadorned relationship with the surrounding meadows.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elkesley, 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 Elkesley includes coordinates 53.272855, -0.970112, 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 Elkesley is available on the Elkesley 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.