Markfield, Leicestershire Weather
About Markfield, Leicestershire
Markfield rests upon a rugged rise of ancient igneous rock, where the jagged spine of the Charnwood Forest begins to soften into the Leicestershire plain. It lies 4.2 miles south-east of Coalville (from Coalville: bearing 124°T, OS grid SK 489 101), and is situated east of Stanton under Bardon village. The horizon here is dominated by the industrial legacy of the Cliffe Hill Quarry, where the deep, resonant echoes of extraction have long defined the local rhythm. Beyond the busy thoroughfares, the quiet lanes lead toward the National Trust Stoneywell, where the stone cottages seem to have grown directly from the earth like lichen-covered outcroppings. Light catches the high, exposed ridges of White Hill, illuminating a landscape that feels older and more stubborn than the fields surrounding it. Markfield carries the weight of this geological past in its foundations, keeping watch over a terrain that refuses to be entirely tamed by plough or pavement. A brisk wind often sweeps across the high ground, carrying the sharp, clean scent of crushed granite and damp moss. In the cooling dusk, the silhouettes of distant hills sharpen against the sky, grounding the life of Markfield in a permanent, stony silence.
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About This Markfield, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Markfield, 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 Markfield includes coordinates 52.686733, -1.277939, 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 Markfield is available on the Markfield 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.