Withcote, Leicestershire Weather
About Withcote, Leicestershire
Withcote remains a quiet sanctuary of limestone and shadow within the rolling folds of the Leicestershire landscape. It lies 4.3 miles west-south-west of Oakham (from Oakham: bearing 247°T, OS grid SK 796 059), and is situated south-south-west of Knossington village. The land here rises in gentle swells, where the golden light of late afternoon catches the flinty edges of the chapel walls. Only half a mile to the northwest, the dense, ancient canopy of Owston Woods Sssi breathes a cool, damp stillness over the surrounding fields. The earth near Withcote bears the faint, lingering imprint of medieval ambition, marked by the nearby earthworks of Sauvey Castle. These remnants of stone and embankment serve as silent witnesses to a time when the horizon held a more fortified gaze. A sense of profound solitude defines the character of Withcote, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant, unharvested hay. The terrain eventually yields to the wider, open vistas that define this corner of the East Midlands, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares.
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About This Withcote, Leicestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Withcote, 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 Withcote includes coordinates 52.645165, -0.823501, 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 Withcote is available on the Withcote 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.