Barton, Oxfordshire Weather
About Barton, Oxfordshire
Barton maintains a distinct presence on the northern fringe of Oxfordshire, defined by its sloping topography and proximity to the ancient woodland tracks of the Headington hills. It lies 2.9 miles east-north-east of Oxford (from Oxford: bearing 72°T, OS grid SP 557 076), and is situated south-west of Stanton St John village. The landscape here rises to meet the sky, offering a panoramic quality where the light catches the limestone outcrops that break through the soil like the weathered bones of the earth. Residents often walk toward the nearby Magdalen Quarry Sssi, where the geological strata reveal a quiet, prehistoric depth beneath the modern suburban expansion. A short distance further, the Grave of C. S. Lewis at Holy Trinity Church serves as a poignant landmark, grounding the local air in the literary echoes of a man who once looked out upon these very fields. Barton continues to evolve, balancing its mid-century housing developments with the rugged, encroaching wildness of the surrounding hillsides. Through the shifting seasons, the atmosphere remains steady, marked by the brisk winds that sweep down from the higher ground toward the lower valley reaches. This intersection of urban density and open, unyielding terrain ensures that Barton retains a character entirely its own, removed from the academic hush of the nearby university spires.
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Live animated radar for Barton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Barton, Oxfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barton, Oxfordshire, 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 Barton includes coordinates 51.764541, -1.193929, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Barton is available on the Barton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Oxfordshire 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.