Knipton, Leicestershire Weather
About Knipton, Leicestershire
Knipton reveals itself as a quiet gathering of stone and slate held within the gentle folds of the Leicestershire landscape. It lies 6.2 miles west-south-west of Grantham (from Grantham: bearing 244°T, OS grid SK 825 313), and is situated west-south-west of Harston village. The Carrier flows with a silver, narrow persistence just to the north-north-west, drawing the eye toward the distant, grand silhouette of Belvoir Castle. Limestone buildings reflect the pale, shifting light of the East Midlands, their walls cooling under the shadow of the nearby hills. To the north-northeast, the waters of Belvoir Upper Lake catch the sky, offering a mirror to the clouds that drift over the surrounding fields. Knipton maintains a deliberate composure, defined by the steady, seasonal rhythms of the local agricultural land. The air here carries a crisp clarity, sharpened by the proximity of open, elevated ground that rises toward Windsor Hill. Every turn in the lane reveals the careful preservation of a place that values its own stillness above the clamour of the wider world.
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About This Knipton, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Knipton, 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 Knipton includes coordinates 52.873237, -0.774996, 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 Knipton is available on the Knipton 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.