Barkby, Leicestershire Weather
About Barkby, Leicestershire
Barkby reveals its character through the quiet endurance of honey-coloured stone and the steady pulse of its ancient parish church. It lies 1.4 miles south-south-east of Syston (from Syston: bearing 155°T, OS grid SK 637 096). The landscape surrounding Barkby carries the marks of long-forgotten ploughs, where the light catches the low ridges of the land in the late afternoon. To the east, Barkby Brook winds through the fields, a silver thread that mirrors the changing moods of the Leicestershire sky. A short distance to the north, the expanse of Deville Park offers a breath of open space, contrasting with the dense, time-worn masonry of the older cottages. The terrain remains largely agricultural, preserving a sense of stillness that contrasts with the nearby hum of modern transport routes. History lingers here in the soil, particularly toward the south where the remnants of a Roman villa testify to the enduring appeal of these fertile plains. Residents maintain a pace of life that respects the seasons, observing the subtle shifts in colour as the hawthorn hedges thicken and the winter frost settles upon the lane.
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About This Barkby, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barkby, Leicestershire, 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 Barkby includes coordinates 52.6806, -1.058543, in the county of Leicestershire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Barkby is available on the Barkby map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Leicestershire 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.