Countesthorpe, Leicestershire Weather
About Countesthorpe, Leicestershire
Countesthorpe retains the quiet gravity of a place long held in the embrace of the Leicestershire clay. It lies 5.5 miles south of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 182°T, OS grid SP 585 954), and is situated north-north-west of Peatling Magna village. The horizon here is defined by a slow, deliberate flatness where the sky appears to press closer to the earth during the amber hours of late afternoon. To the north, the River Sence traces a modest, winding path through the fields, its waters reflecting the pale, thin light of the Midlands. Countesthorpe itself expanded from its ancient agricultural roots, yet the remnants of its earlier character remain etched in the sturdy limestone of the older cottages. Nearby, the quiet expanse of Bouskell Park offers a sanctuary of mature trees that break the wind blowing across the open, tilled plains. The rhythm of daily life here follows the pulse of the changing seasons, marked by the steady growth of hedgerows and the shifting colours of the surrounding arable land. There is a persistent stillness in the air, a quality that seems to linger long after the sun has dipped below the western ridge.
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Live animated radar for Countesthorpe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Countesthorpe, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Countesthorpe, 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 Countesthorpe includes coordinates 52.554001, -1.137464, 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 Countesthorpe is available on the Countesthorpe 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.