Cropston, Leicestershire Weather
About Cropston, Leicestershire
Cropston emerges from the Leicestershire landscape as a collection of stone and brick dwellings that mirror the rhythmic folding of the surrounding Charnwood hills. It lies 4.6 miles north-north-west of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 333°T, OS grid SK 553 108), and is situated west of Thurcaston village. The light here catches the grey slate roofs with a singular clarity, reflecting the presence of the nearby Cropston Reservoir, which holds the sky in a mirror of cool, still water. Ancient woodland borders the periphery, where the expansive Bradgate Park offers a rugged contrast to the manicured order of private gardens. The ground slopes with a geological patience, guiding the eye toward the damp, verdant hollows that define this part of the East Midlands. Centuries of agricultural toil have smoothed the local terrain into a gentle, rolling composition of hedgerows and pasture. Cropston maintains a quiet composure, its character defined by the slow movement of the seasons rather than the haste of the modern world.
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About This Cropston, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cropston, 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 Cropston includes coordinates 52.692694, -1.182555, 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 Cropston is available on the Cropston 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.