Charlton-on-Otmoor, Oxfordshire Weather
About Charlton-on-Otmoor, Oxfordshire
Charlton-on-Otmoor commands the low rise of a limestone ridge, overlooking the vast, damp expanse of the surrounding fenland. It lies 4.3 miles south-south-west of Bicester (from Bicester: bearing 199°T, OS grid SP 562 158), and is situated north-east of Oddington village. The Church of St Mary the Virgin rises above the rooftops, its medieval tower acting as a silent sentinel over the flat, grey-green horizon that defines the local topography. To the south-east, the expansive Otmoor SSSI stretches out, a wide, reedy basin where the quality of light often feels thin and ancient, shifting across the water-logged earth. Nearby, the quiet currents of the Street Hill Ditch trace a path through the fields, a narrow ribbon of water that has drained these heavy soils for centuries. The architecture of Charlton-on-Otmoor remains stubbornly local, defined by the heavy, honey-coloured stone that seems to hold the warmth of the sun long after the clouds have gathered. Life here moves in alignment with the seasons, dictated by the slow saturation of the moor and the sudden, sharp clarity of the winter frost. This landscape offers a stark, open beauty, stripped of artifice and deeply connected to the persistent, rhythmic cycle of the turning year.
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About This Charlton-on-Otmoor, Oxfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Charlton-on-Otmoor, 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 Charlton-on-Otmoor includes coordinates 51.838183, -1.185373, 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 Charlton-on-Otmoor is available on the Charlton-on-Otmoor 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.