Mountsorrel, Leicestershire Weather
About Mountsorrel, Leicestershire
Mountsorrel clings to the edge of the Soar Valley, defined by a geology that has long dictated the rhythm of its inhabitants’ lives. It lies 3.3 miles north-west of Syston (from Syston: bearing 306°T, OS grid SK 583 147), and is situated north of Rothley village. Granite, hewn from the depths of the earth, provides both the foundation of the local economy and a rugged, grey dignity to the architecture of the streets. Above the houses, the ruins of the Mountsorrel Motte and Bailey Castle keep a silent, grassy watch, their earthworks humped against a sky that often turns a pale, bruised violet at dusk. A quiet intensity lingers near the Market Cross, where the stone has been smoothed by centuries of weather and the passing of countless boots. To the west, the massive excavation of the Main Quarry reveals the raw, pink-tinged heart of the land, a stark contrast to the softer verdancy found down by The Green. This open space provides a flat, communal anchor, where the air feels lighter and the horizon widens to take in the movement of the clouds. Mountsorrel remains a place where the weight of industrial extraction meets the persistent, slow growth of the English countryside.
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About This Mountsorrel, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mountsorrel, 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 Mountsorrel includes coordinates 52.727074, -1.137164, 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 Mountsorrel is available on the Mountsorrel 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.