Sproxton, Leicestershire Weather
About Sproxton, Leicestershire
Sproxton holds a quiet authority over the high, rolling wolds of Leicestershire, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the clutter of modern industry. It lies 7.2 miles east-north-east of Melton Mowbray (from Melton Mowbray: bearing 65°T, OS grid SK 855 244), and is situated south-south-east of Saltby village. Light here possesses a peculiar clarity, washing over the limestone walls and flint-flecked ironstone that define the local architecture. In the stillness of the churchyard, the Anglo-Scandinavian Cross stands as a weathered sentinel, its carved forms enduring long after the hands that shaped them have returned to the earth. Not far beyond the parish boundaries, the Sproxton Quarry Sssi reveals the ancient geological strata, offering a stark, exposed window into the deep history of the bedrock. The land falls away toward the east, where the Cringle Brook carves a persistent path through the valley floor, feeding the verdant pastures that have sustained Sproxton for generations. These fields, marked by the faint, rhythmic indentations of ridge and furrow, retain the memory of medieval agricultural life. Even as the seasons turn, Sproxton maintains a stoic composure, anchored by the enduring weight of its stone and the vast, shifting expanse of the East Midlands sky.
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Live animated radar for Sproxton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Sproxton, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sproxton, 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 Sproxton includes coordinates 52.810464, -0.731717, 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 Sproxton is available on the Sproxton 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.