Gartree, Leicestershire Weather
About Gartree, Leicestershire
Gartree claims a quiet, elevated prominence within the Leicestershire landscape, defined by an openness that catches the shifting light of the East Midlands. It lies 2.1 miles north-west of Market Harborough (from Market Harborough: bearing 306°T, OS grid SP 705 893), and is situated south-south-east of Foxton village. The horizon here is vast, marked by the steady, unpretentious rise of the land that separates the local fields from the industrial legacy of the nearby canal systems. To the west, the engineering marvels of the Inclined Plane Immediately East Of Foxton Locks serve as a silent reminder of a time when muscle and iron conquered the steep gradients of the terrain. The water of Foxton Brook threads through the lower pastures, pulling the eye toward the horizon with a silver, persistent clarity. Gartree maintains a distinct character, largely defined by the agricultural rhythms of the surrounding soil rather than the bustle of the nearby market town. The sky appears unusually wide from this vantage point, pressing down upon the hedgerows with a weight that makes the transition from afternoon to dusk feel deliberate and profound. Such geography demands a certain patience from those who traverse it, rewarding the observer with a sense of perspective often lost in more crowded regions.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Gartree, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gartree, 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 Gartree includes coordinates 52.497246, -0.962753, 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 Gartree is available on the Gartree 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.