Walton, Leicestershire Weather
About Walton, Leicestershire
Walton anchors the quiet topography of the Harborough district, where the heavy Leicestershire clay yields to a landscape of rhythmic, open fields. It lies 3.6 miles east-north-east of Lutterworth (from Lutterworth: bearing 63°T, OS grid SP 595 870), and is situated east-north-east of Kimcote village. Sunlight catches the low-slung horizon here, illuminating the quiet passage of the River Swift as it winds its way just a short distance to the west-south-west. Walton maintains a hushed, agrarian composure, defined by the steady rotation of crops that have long dictated the temper of the local soil. The architecture remains modest and functional, reflecting a history of endurance rather than grand display. Beyond the immediate boundaries of Walton, the earth holds the ghost-marks of medieval industry, including the faint, structural memory of the Knaptoft settlement visible in the undulating mounds of the nearby countryside. Winter evenings bring a peculiar clarity to the air, sharpening the silhouettes of hedgerows against a bruised, violet sky. This is a place where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow, deliberate work of the seasons upon the land.
Flight conditions near Walton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Walton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Walton, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Walton, 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 Walton includes coordinates 52.477771, -1.124909, 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 Walton is available on the Walton 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.