Upper Morton emerges from the Bassetlaw landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the slow, deliberate pace of the Nottinghamshire countryside. It lies 3.4 miles south-west of Retford (from Retford: bearing 234°T, OS grid SK 661 778), and is situated north-west of Elkesley village. The horizon here is dominated by a heavy, open sky that presses down upon the fields, illuminating the subtle variations in the soil where the land begins to rise toward the west. To the west, the dense cover of Top Wood acts as a dark anchor, its silhouette shifting against the light as the seasons turn. The air around Upper Morton carries a damp, earthy weight, particularly when the winds travel across the open expanses that bridge the gap between the local woodlands and the distant, unseen flow of the River Poulter. Field boundaries define the geometry of the terrain, tracing paths that have remained largely unchanged despite the slow progression of agricultural modernisation. A wanderer might find the silence here profound, broken only by the rhythmic rustle of leaves or the sharp, distant call of a bird navigating the canopy of the nearby Sharp's Hill. Through these quiet lanes, Upper Morton maintains a steadfast, unassuming presence, indifferent to the hurried transit of the world beyond its borders.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Morton, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Upper Morton includes coordinates 53.293813, -1.008826, 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 Upper Morton is available on the Upper Morton 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.