Gedling rises from the limestone bedrock of Nottinghamshire, a place shaped by the deep, industrial pulse of its former colliery. It lies 2.2 miles south-east of Arnold (from Arnold: bearing 130°T, OS grid SK 615 430), and is situated south-west of Lambley village. Morning light catches the high, open ridges where Gedling Country Park now transforms the scarred earth of the old mine into a sprawling, grassy expanse of reclaimed silence. The air here holds a crisp, elevated quality, especially as one looks out from the South Viewing Platform to watch the clouds drift over the low-slung rooftops of the valley below. Streets in Gedling follow the contours of the rising ground, leading walkers toward the quiet, well-tended paths of Willow Park where the local children play among the ash and sycamore trees. Beneath the soil, the memory of coal remains, yet the skyline is now defined by the expansive, rolling horizon rather than the heavy machinery of the past. The architecture reflects a steady, pragmatic growth, blending Victorian brickwork with the modest modern dwellings that house a population rooted in the slow turnover of the seasons. Residents move through these lanes with the steady gait of those who know the exact incline of every hill, finding a peculiar, stark beauty in the way the twilight deepens against the dark, iron-rich slopes.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gedling, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Gedling includes coordinates 52.981361, -1.084982, 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 Gedling is available on the Gedling 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.