Plungar, Leicestershire Weather
About Plungar, Leicestershire
Plungar emerges from the flat, heavy clay of the Leicestershire landscape as a quiet collection of brick and stone. It lies 5.4 miles south-east of Bingham (from Bingham: bearing 134°T, OS grid SK 768 339), and is situated south-west of Barkestone-le-Vale village. The Grantham Canal Sssi traces a slow, mirror-like path just a stone’s throw from the houses, its water holding the pale, diffused light of the East Midlands sky. Plungar sits at the edge of the Vale of Belvoir, where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed, demanding a patient eye to appreciate the subtle shifts in colour across the fields. Farm machinery and the steady industry of agriculture dictate the pace of life here, grounding the day in the tangible work of the soil. The architecture remains modest, favouring local ironstone that seems to absorb the warmth of the sun and hold it until dusk. Ancient hedgerows border the lanes, marking the slow passage of seasons with a tangle of hawthorn and blackthorn. Stathern Wood stands as a distant, dark anchor on the skyline, providing a contrast to the open, arable expanse that defines the character of Plungar.
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About This Plungar, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plungar, 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 Plungar includes coordinates 52.897057, -0.858644, 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 Plungar is available on the Plungar 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.