Field Head, Leicestershire Weather
About Field Head, Leicestershire
Field Head emerges from the Leicestershire landscape as a quiet junction of lanes where the rolling topography of the East Midlands begins to sharpen into distinct ridges. It lies 4.8 miles east-south-east of Coalville (from Coalville: bearing 123°T, OS grid SK 499 096), and is situated east-south-east of Markfield village. The atmosphere here is shaped by the proximity of the ancient Charnwood Forest, which casts long, cool shadows across the fields as the afternoon light wanes. To the north, the protected enclosure of the Ulverscroft Valley SSSI offers a sanctuary of diverse flora, preserving a wilder character that contrasts with the domestic order of the nearby homes. Field Head serves as a gateway to this rugged terrain, where the air holds the faint, metallic scent of the distant Cliffe Hill Quarry. Residents often look toward the heights of White Hill, whose prominence provides a sturdy, geological anchor to the horizon. This transition between the industrial legacy of the region and the enduring quietude of the hills grants the surroundings a contemplative stillness. Through every season, the sky above Field Head remains vast and expansive, reflecting the shifting patterns of the clouds that drift over the central English plains.
Flight conditions near Field Head. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Field Head and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Field Head, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Field Head, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Field Head includes coordinates 52.68266, -1.263258, 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 Field Head is available on the Field Head 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.