Dorton, Buckinghamshire Weather
About Dorton, Buckinghamshire
Dorton reveals itself through a quiet geometry of limestone and soft, heavy earth. It lies 5.3 miles north-north-west of Thame (from Thame: bearing 344°T, OS grid SP 680 142), and is situated west of Ashendon village. The landscape here is defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of Dorton Brook, which meanders through the low ground with a clarity that mirrors the pale, shifting skies of Buckinghamshire. To the west, the rise of Rid’s Hill breaks the horizon, offering a firm, grassy anchor against the expansive, cloud-dappled air. The architecture of Dorton carries the weight of centuries, particularly in the remnants of its historic estate where stone walls hold the warmth of the sun long after the afternoon fades. A short distance away, the vast, protected expanse of Rushbeds Wood and Railway Cutting SSSI shelters a dense, ancient stillness that feels entirely removed from the modern world. Life in Dorton follows the turning of the seasons, marked by the rhythmic work of the fields and the subtle, changing colours of the hedgerows. It remains a place of singular character, where the land and the buildings exist in a long-standing, unforced conversation.
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About This Dorton, Buckinghamshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dorton, Buckinghamshire, 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 Dorton includes coordinates 51.822671, -1.013558, in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Dorton is available on the Dorton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Buckinghamshire 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.