Donisthorpe, Leicestershire Weather
About Donisthorpe, Leicestershire
Donisthorpe holds the quiet gravity of a place transformed by the slow reclamation of its industrial heart. It lies 3.2 miles west-south-west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch (from Ashby-de-la-Zouch: bearing 238°T, OS grid SK 314 139), and is situated west-north-west of Oakthorpe village. The horizon here is defined by the steady rise of Donisthorpe Woodland Park, where young trees now soften the harsh edges of former colliery workings. A pale, diffused light often catches the surface of Hooborough Brook as it meanders through the low ground, tracing a path that feels older than the brickwork of the surrounding houses. Residents walk paths that once vibrated with the heavy industry of the coal era, though now the silence is broken only by the sharp call of birds. A short distance away, the Moira Blast Furnace stands as a skeletal monument to the iron-wrought ambition that once powered this landscape. The air in Donisthorpe carries a crisp, lingering freshness, as if the earth is still exhaling from its long recovery. Such transitions turn the common soil into something reflective, where the ghosts of the deep mines are quieted by the encroaching reach of the forest.
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About This Donisthorpe, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Donisthorpe, 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 Donisthorpe includes coordinates 52.72215, -1.536395, 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 Donisthorpe is available on the Donisthorpe 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.