Cossington, Leicestershire Weather
About Cossington, Leicestershire
Cossington preserves a quiet stillness that suggests the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons across the Leicestershire lowlands. It lies 1.8 miles north-west of Syston (from Syston: bearing 311°T, OS grid SK 604 136), and is situated south of Sileby village. The light here catches the reeds and sluggish waters of the Grand Union Canal as it flows nearby, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch toward the horizon in the late afternoon. Ancient stone walls define the boundaries of cottage gardens, where the soil holds a dark, rich fertility reflecting a long agricultural inheritance. A short walk toward the east reveals the modest elevation of Shipley Hill, providing a vantage point from which the low-lying meadows appear as a patchwork of muted greens and browns. The architecture of Cossington remains rooted in the local vernacular, favouring red brick and slate that seem to absorb the humidity of the surrounding river valleys. Beyond the immediate lanes, the landscape opens into wide, unencumbered fields that have witnessed the quiet passage of generations. Visitors may find the path to the nearby Mountsorrel Motte and Bailey Castle, where the earthworks offer a stark, grassy reminder of a more turbulent past. Each evening, the air carries a crispness that clarifies the silhouettes of the trees against the deepening sky, grounding the observer in the immediate, tangible reality of the land.
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About This Cossington, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cossington, 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 Cossington includes coordinates 52.716827, -1.105877, 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 Cossington is available on the Cossington 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.