Mattersey retains a quiet gravity, its low-slung rooftops reflecting the pale, shifting light of the River Idle as it winds through the Nottinghamshire plains. It lies 3.3 miles south-east of Bawtry (from Bawtry: bearing 135°T, OS grid SK 689 893), and is situated south-east of Mattersey Thorpe village. The horizon here is defined by the subtle, rolling contours of Blaco Hill, which watches over the surrounding arable fields like a dormant sentinel. To the east, the skeletal remains of Mattersey Priory rise from the earth, their weathered masonry offering a silent meditation on the passage of centuries. The landscape is punctuated by the presence of the Eel Pool, where the water often takes on the colour of polished pewter under a heavy, grey sky. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the land, with tractors carving deep, dark furrows into the rich soil during the damp months. Mattersey possesses a singular, unadorned dignity, shunning ostentation in favour of the honest, persistent work of the seasons. Residents walk paths once trodden by medieval monks, their footsteps echoing faintly against the stillness of the expansive, open fenland.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mattersey, 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 Mattersey includes coordinates 53.396372, -0.964696, 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 Mattersey is available on the Mattersey 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.