Croft, Leicestershire Weather
About Croft, Leicestershire
Croft reveals its ancient geological character through the jagged, exposed faces of the local diorite quarries that have long defined the horizon. It lies 3.2 miles east-south-east of Earl Shilton (from Earl Shilton: bearing 114°T, OS grid SP 511 957), and is situated south-south-west of Huncote village. The landscape bears the heavy, enduring imprint of industrial extraction, where the deep grey stone contrasts sharply against the soft, verdant grasses of Croft Pasture SSSI. Here, the earth feels solid and unyielding, a stark departure from the fluid, meandering path of the nearby Thurlaston Brook. Sunlight catches the dust of the working landscape, casting long, angular shadows across the fields that remain untouched by the heavy machinery. Croft maintains a quiet composure, where the rhythm of the modern day is punctuated by the rhythmic, distant hum of stone processing. Beyond the perimeter of the workings, the terrain rises with a rugged, honest simplicity that rejects any attempt at ornamental softness. This enduring geography anchors Croft, binding the present to the silent, fractured history of the bedrock beneath.
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About This Croft, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Croft, 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 Croft includes coordinates 52.556785, -1.246428, 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 Croft is available on the Croft 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.