Rainworth emerges from the Nottinghamshire landscape as a place defined by its quiet transition from a coal-mining heritage to a green expanse of heath and water. It lies 3.7 miles east-south-east of Mansfield (from Mansfield: bearing 119°T, OS grid SK 590 582), and is situated north of Blidworth village. Rainworth Water traces a narrow, cooling path through the northern fringes, catching the pale light of late afternoon as it meanders toward the horizon. To the west, the protected expanse of Rainworth Lakes Sssi offers a sanctuary where the surface remains undisturbed by the modern world, mirroring the shifting clouds above. The earth here carries the memory of deep seams and hard labour, though the grit of industry has long since softened into the quiet rustle of nearby woodland. Tall, rigid pines stand watch over the tracks and lanes, their shadows stretching long across the cooling pavement during the transition into dusk. This landscape preserves a stoic dignity, where the rhythm of the seasons remains more pronounced than the frantic pace of the encroaching world. A persistent, earthy stillness lingers in the air, grounding the spirit of Rainworth in the modest, enduring beauty of its natural surroundings.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rainworth, 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 Rainworth includes coordinates 53.118557, -1.118425, 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 Rainworth is available on the Rainworth 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.