Coston reveals itself as a quiet assembly of stone and slate, defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons across the Leicestershire fields. It lies 6.3 miles east-north-east of Melton Mowbray (from Melton Mowbray: bearing 75°T, OS grid SK 849 221), and is situated south-south-west of Sproxton village. The morning light often catches the limestone textures of local dwellings, lending a pale, translucent glow to the architecture that seems to shift with the passing clouds. To the south-west, the River Eye meanders through the landscape, its waters tracing a silver line through the pastures where the land holds a persistent, damp vitality. A short distance to the north-north-east, the Anglo-Scandinavian Cross stands as a weathered sentinel in the churchyard, its worn carvings hinting at centuries of human presence that remain etched into the local consciousness. Beyond these landmarks, the horizon rises toward Cams Hill, providing a gentle, rolling boundary that guards the stillness of the terrain. Coston retains a character shaped by its proximity to these ancient markers, favouring a life governed by the rhythms of the earth rather than the haste of modern thoroughfares. Throughout the year, the atmosphere remains undisturbed, preserving a sense of place that is as enduring as the geology beneath the soil.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coston, 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 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 Coston includes coordinates 52.790342, -0.742446, 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 Coston is available on the Coston 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.