Spalford gathers its modest collection of brick and stone within the quiet, low-lying plains of Nottinghamshire, where the horizon stretches wide and indifferent under an expansive sky. It lies 6.5 miles west-north-west of North Hykeham (from North Hykeham: bearing 286°T, OS grid SK 837 692), and is situated south-east of South Clifton village. The land here holds the memory of ancient glacial paths, marked now by the sandy, shifting soils that define the nearby Spalford Warren SSSI. This fragile expanse of heathland captures a pale, shifting light that seems to bleach the surrounding fields, lending a spectral quality to the morning mist. To the west, the Old Trent curls through the landscape like a slow, silver vein, dictating the drainage and the temperament of the heavy earth. Spalford maintains a stoic distance from the rush of modern life, favouring the slow rotation of agricultural cycles over the clamour of industry. The very air carries the scent of damp grass and cooling silt, a reminder of the proximity of the river’s ancient, redirected course. Such places exist in the margins, where the silence is not a void but a physical presence that settles upon the rooftops as evening deepens.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Spalford, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Spalford includes coordinates 53.213367, -0.747825, 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 Spalford is available on the Spalford 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.