Normanton on Soar holds the quiet, low-lying character of the Soar Valley, where the river carves a slow and deliberate path through the Nottinghamshire clay. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-west of Loughborough (from Loughborough: bearing 332°T, OS grid SK 517 230), and is situated east-south-east of Zouch village. The horizons here are defined by the gentle rise of Fox Hill, catching the amber light of winter afternoons as it spills across the open fields. To the west, the rhythmic sluicing of the Old Mill Stream and the nearby Zouch Cut break the silence, marking the boundary where earth yields to the persistent pull of water. Ancient stone structures, such as the distant, roofless arches of All Saints' Church, Dishley, stand as weathered sentinels amidst the surrounding pasture. This landscape of reclaimed floodplains and heavy, fertile earth remains a place where the seasons dictate the pace of life, turning the fields from muted greys to deep, emerald greens. Normanton on Soar preserves a sense of stillness that contrasts with the nearby hum of modern transport routes, offering a sanctuary of quiet lanes and historic brickwork. Here, the damp air carries the scent of reeds and loam, grounding the observer in a geography that has been shaped by the river’s long, persistent memory.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Normanton on Soar, 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 Normanton on Soar includes coordinates 52.80252, -1.233333, 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 Normanton on Soar is available on the Normanton on Soar 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.