Pickwell, Leicestershire Weather
About Pickwell, Leicestershire
Pickwell reveals itself through the quiet persistence of limestone and the long, low shadows cast across the Leicestershire fields. It lies 4.9 miles west-north-west of Oakham (from Oakham: bearing 290°T, OS grid SK 784 113), and is situated north-east of Somerby village. High ridges dominate the horizon, where the earth rises to meet the sky at Burrough Hill, holding the memory of ancient earthworks within its grassy crown. The landscape around Pickwell maintains a rigorous, unadorned beauty, defined by the sharp clarity of the air that sweeps across the plateau. To the west, the Burrough Iron Age Hill Fort commands the high ground, a sentinel of stone and slope that has watched the seasons turn for two millennia. Fields of heavy clay and ironstone define the local character, demanding a patient labour from those who work the soil. The light here seems to linger longer on the weathered stone walls, catching the silvered lichen that thrives in the damp, cool breeze. Pickwell remains a place of singular composure, where the rhythm of the wind over the hills dictates the quietude of the day.
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About This Pickwell, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pickwell, 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 Pickwell includes coordinates 52.69419, -0.840103, 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 Pickwell is available on the Pickwell 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.