Smockington, Leicestershire Weather
About Smockington, Leicestershire
Smockington remains a quiet fragment of the Leicestershire landscape, defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons across its open fields. It lies 3.1 miles south-east of Hinckley (from Hinckley: bearing 146°T, OS grid SP 454 897), and is situated north-east of Wolvey Heath village. The horizon here is low and wide, often holding a pale, bruised light that catches the crest of the Bowl Barrow 900M North Of Copston Farm just three-tenths of a mile to the west. Ancient earthworks ripple beneath the grass, anchoring Smockington to a deep, silent past that predates the modern road. To the north-east, the waters of Soar Brook trace a meandering silver line through the clay, feeding the damp, rich meadows that skirt the edges of the fields. Smockington possesses a solitude that is rarely interrupted, save for the wind brushing against the hedgerows or the distant, rhythmic hum of progress from the direction of Hinckley. Everything here feels measured by the growth of crops and the shifting shadows cast by the afternoon sun. Such stillness allows the mind to wander across the land, tracing the ghosts of barrows and the quiet pulse of the brook until the evening star begins its steady climb.
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About This Smockington, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smockington, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Smockington includes coordinates 52.504152, -1.332453, 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 Smockington is available on the Smockington 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.