Desford, Leicestershire Weather
About Desford, Leicestershire
Desford endures as a quiet anchor of the Leicestershire landscape, its character defined by the steady, rolling rhythms of the rural East Midlands. It lies 3.6 miles north-north-east of Earl Shilton (from Earl Shilton: bearing 15°T, OS grid SK 478 033), and is situated south-south-west of Botcheston village. The horizon here is marked by a pervasive stillness, save for the occasional calls from the nearby Tropical Birdland, where exotic plumage briefly disrupts the muted greens of the English countryside. Ancient earthworks ripple through the surrounding fields, marking the presence of historical industry and forgotten fortifications that once watched over these same heavy clay soils. Desford itself retains a functional, unpretentious architecture, with brickwork that seems to absorb the pale, filtered light of overcast afternoons. To the north, the protected dampness of Botcheston Bog Sssi provides a sanctuary for rare flora, grounding the land in a precise, ecological heritage. The local atmosphere suggests a place that has long traded the frantic pace of the wider world for the slow, methodical turning of the seasons.
Flight conditions near Desford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Desford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Desford, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Desford, 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 Desford includes coordinates 52.625764, -1.29444, 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 Desford is available on the Desford 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.