Hugglescote, Leicestershire Weather
About Hugglescote, Leicestershire
Hugglescote emerges from the Leicestershire landscape as a place defined by the stubborn endurance of its industrial past and the quiet persistence of its brick-built streets. It lies 0.7 miles south-west of Coalville (from Coalville: bearing 218°T, OS grid SK 425 129), and is situated east-north-east of Donington le Heath village. The grey light of the East Midlands often catches the sharp angles of the Hugglescote public artwork, a striking sentinel that marks the transition between the modern road and the older, slower rhythms of the local lanes. To the south-west, the open expanse of Donington le Heath Country Park offers a verdant counterpoint to the former colliery workings that once dictated the fortunes of every family in Hugglescote. The terrain here rises with a subtle, deliberate gravity, reflecting the geological layers that invited coal mining to define the local economy for generations. St. John the Baptist Church stands as a firm anchor, its spire rising above the rooftops to watch over a geography shaped by the heavy toil of the earth. Even as the coal seams have long since cooled, the spirit of the place remains firmly rooted in the honest utility of its architecture. This intersection of memory and movement ensures that Hugglescote retains a distinct, unvarnished character amidst the rolling hills of its district.
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About This Hugglescote, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hugglescote, 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 Hugglescote includes coordinates 52.712291, -1.371217, 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 Hugglescote is available on the Hugglescote 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.