Ravenstone holds the quiet gravity of a place shaped by the slow, deliberate transition from coal-hewn industry to the stillness of North West Leicestershire’s fields. It lies 1.9 miles west of Coalville (from Coalville: bearing 266°T, OS grid SK 403 136), and is situated south of Sinope village. The horizon here is marked by the lingering memory of extraction, yet the land has softened, with Blower’s Brook tracing a modest, winding path through the heavy clay soil to the southwest. Sunlight often catches the edges of the reclaimed landscape, casting long, lean shadows that stretch toward the former industrial sites now surrendered to the quiet reclamation of nature. To the east, the sprawling expanse of The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood offers a dense, thickening canopy that contrasts sharply with the open, furrowed character of the local farmland. Ravenstone maintains a sturdy, unassuming posture, where the architecture reflects a utilitarian heritage rather than grand display. The air carries a thin, crisp clarity, particularly in the late afternoon when the distant hum of the modern world feels entirely absent from the lanes. Life in Ravenstone persists with a steady, unadorned pulse, indifferent to the busier currents flowing through the neighbouring districts.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ravenstone, 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 Ravenstone includes coordinates 52.71881, -1.404522, 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 Ravenstone is available on the Ravenstone 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.