Uppingham, Rutland Weather
About Uppingham, Rutland
Uppingham commands the high limestone plateau of Rutland, where the earth holds the amber light of long afternoons with a particular, quiet persistence. It lies 5.7 miles south of Oakham (from Oakham: bearing 177°T, OS grid SP 866 996), and is situated west of Bisbrooke village. Beyond the ancient, weathered masonry of its core, the land rolls toward the quiet waters of the Eye Brook Reservoir, a vast basin that mirrors the shifting moods of the sky. Once a vital stop for travellers traversing the Great North Road, the economy now balances its heritage of livestock markets with the steady pulse of independent shops and professional services. Beast Hill rises just to the east, a silent witness to centuries of agricultural toil and the slow, rhythmic expansion of the local trade.
Uppingham School, founded in the late sixteenth century, remains the intellectual heart of the place, its austere stone buildings casting long shadows over the bustling market square. The poet and author Jeremy Irons once graced the halls of this institution, and the presence of such figures lends the air a refined, studious quality that defines the local character. Nearby, the Lyddington Bedehouse offers a glimpse into a more monastic past, its preserved gardens and fishponds echoing the stillness of a medieval bishop’s retreat. On market days, the scent of fresh bread and damp wool hangs in the crisp air, grounding the aspirations of the students in the tangible reality of the soil. Each year, the town maintains a steady gravity, where the weight of historical stone meets the vibrant, modern energy of a place that refuses to be merely a relic.
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About This Uppingham, Rutland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Uppingham, Rutland, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Uppingham includes coordinates 52.588077, -0.722839, in the county of Rutland, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Uppingham is available on the Uppingham map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Rutland 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.