Mapperley rises as a prominent ridge above the surrounding Nottinghamshire landscape, catching the morning light on its elevated terraces. It lies 1.6 miles south of Arnold (from Arnold: bearing 189°T, OS grid SK 583 428). The terrain here commands a wide view, where the horizon feels pressed against the sky and the wind moves with an insistent, cooling touch over the rooftops. To the north, the gentle slopes of Woodthorpe Grange Park offer a green reprieve, their open spaces holding the quiet stillness of long-established earth. Beneath the crest of Mapperley, the architecture shifts from Victorian brick to mid-century lines, reflecting a history of steady, suburban expansion. The nearby Sunken Gardens provide a sheltered contrast to the height of the hill, cradling pockets of colour that bloom in the lee of the incline. On clear days, the elevation allows one to trace the subtle lines of the region, grounding the suburban sprawl in the physical reality of the underlying limestone and clay. This high ground remains a distinct feature of the local topography, defined by its exposure to the weather and its vantage over the shifting patterns of the East Midlands.
Flight conditions near Mapperley. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Mapperley and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mapperley, 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 Mapperley includes coordinates 52.980194, -1.131967, 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 Mapperley is available on the Mapperley 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.