Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire Weather
About Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire
Houghton on the Hill commands a quiet prominence upon a high ridge of the Leicestershire landscape, catching the first amber light of dawn across its exposed, open slopes. It lies 5.7 miles east of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 96°T, OS grid SK 679 035), and is situated north-north-west of Gaulby village. The terrain here feels expansive and austere, shaped by the steady, persistent winds that sweep across the plateau toward the distant, hushed remains of the Moated Site at Ingarsby. Beyond the modern boundaries of the houses, the land drops away into folds of heavy clay soil where the ghosts of medieval agriculture linger in the quiet hum of the fields. A short distance away, the expansive grounds of Quenby Hall offer a formal contrast to the rugged, unadorned character of the surrounding pastures. Houghton on the Hill retains a sturdy, pragmatic architecture that reflects its history as a place of agricultural toil rather than ornamental display. The church spire acts as a lonely needle against the horizon, anchoring the sightline for those traversing the ancient trackways that crisscross the countryside. Life here possesses a stark clarity, measured by the slow rotation of the seasons and the shifting shadows cast by the clouds over the wide, unsheltered horizon.
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About This Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Houghton on the Hill, 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 Houghton on the Hill includes coordinates 52.62526, -0.997432, 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 Houghton on the Hill is available on the Houghton on the Hill 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.