Holwell, Leicestershire Weather
About Holwell, Leicestershire
Holwell commands a quiet prominence over the Leicestershire ironstone terrain, holding its own against the prevailing winds that sweep across the Wolds. It lies 2.9 miles north-north-west of Melton Mowbray (from Melton Mowbray: bearing 340°T, OS grid SK 734 237), and is situated east-north-east of Ab Kettleby village. The limestone geology here gives a sharp, pale clarity to the morning light, reflecting off the stone walls that mark the boundaries of ancient enclosures. To the west, the slopes of Broughton Hill rise like a slumbering flank above the fields, watching over the persistent, slow growth of the hedgerows. Holwell preserves a rugged character forged by its historic connection to the ironstone quarries that once scarred and then enriched the local earth. A short walk toward the Holwell Mouth SSSI reveals a landscape where the soil supports a resilient, lime-loving flora, thriving in the pockets of undisturbed ground. The air here carries the faint, bracing scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, grounding the senses in the reality of the limestone shelf. Even as the modern world edges closer, Holwell retains a singular, stony composure that defies the softening influence of time.
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About This Holwell, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holwell, 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 Holwell includes coordinates 52.806197, -0.912278, 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 Holwell is available on the Holwell 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.