Walcote, Leicestershire Weather
About Walcote, Leicestershire
Walcote emerges from the Leicestershire clay as a quiet gathering of brick and stone, marked by the slow passage of light across its low-lying fields. It lies 1.6 miles east-south-east of Lutterworth (from Lutterworth: bearing 108°T, OS grid SP 568 836). The horizon here is wide and unassuming, defined by the steady work of the seasons rather than the drama of high peaks. West-north-west of the houses, the ancient Bowl Barrow At Misterton humps the earth like a dormant beast, a silent anchor to a landscape that has forgotten its original builders. Beyond these quiet acres, the Misterton Marshes SSSI collects the rainfall of the district, holding a watery stillness that persists even when the wind scours the higher ground. Walcote retains the steady, industrious air of a place where the work of the soil has long dictated the rhythm of the day. The architecture is modest, reflecting a utilitarian history where utility and endurance were valued above ornament. In the cooling evenings, the air carries a sharp, clean scent of damp earth and cooling thatch that lingers long after the sun has slipped behind the western hills.
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About This Walcote, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Walcote, 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 Walcote includes coordinates 52.447557, -1.165029, 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 Walcote is available on the Walcote 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.