Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire Weather
About Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire
Ravenshead occupies a high ridge of land where the air thins and sharpens against the ancient, lingering presence of Sherwood Forest. It lies 3.4 miles east-south-east of Kirkby-in-Ashfield (from Kirkby-in-Ashfield: bearing 106°T, OS grid SK 559 545), and is situated south-south-east of Harlow Wood village. Beneath the pale, shifting light of the East Midlands, the horizon here feels wider and more exposed than the sheltered lowlands nearby. A short walk toward the southwest brings one to the quiet, reflective waters of Stew Pond, where the surface tension holds the grey sky in a perfect, glass-like grip. Beyond these banks, the expansive grounds of Newstead Abbey offer a sombre grandeur, marked by the stone remnants of the old church and the weathered gaze of the Male Satyr Statue. Ravenshead retains a distinct character shaped by its proximity to these historic estates, where the silence of the woods often outlasts the noise of modern traffic. The terrain rises and falls with a deliberate, muscular grace, suggesting a landscape that has long resisted the encroaching tide of heavy industry. Residents frequently traverse the paths leading toward the quiet dip of Gibbet Dale, finding in its hollows a reprieve from the relentless pace of the surrounding county.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ravenshead, 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 Ravenshead includes coordinates 53.085292, -1.166464, 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 Ravenshead is available on the Ravenshead 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.