Wistow anchors itself in the quiet, green expanse of Leicestershire, where the land holds a heavy, damp stillness. It lies 6.1 miles south-south-east of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 149°T, OS grid SP 638 959), and is situated south of Newton Harcourt village. The horizon here is defined by a slow, deliberate flatness, save for the subtle rise of Tythorn Hill which breaks the monotony of the fields. Throughout the seasons, the light catches the low-lying moisture of the Kilby-Foxton Canal SSSI, casting a pale, metallic sheen over the reeds and grasses. Wistow preserves the quiet dignity of its past, evidenced by the medieval settlement remains that trace ghost-patterns of dwellings upon the earth near the hall. Visitors often gather at the Wistow Rural Centre, where the air smells of turned soil and woodsmoke, grounding the visitor in the rhythm of the local harvest. This landscape does not shout its history, but rather whispers it through the shifting shadows that stretch across the open, unhurried plains.
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Live animated radar for Wistow and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wistow, 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 Wistow includes coordinates 52.558021, -1.059709, 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 Wistow is available on the Wistow 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.