Chimney, Oxfordshire Weather
About Chimney, Oxfordshire
Chimney marks a quiet presence upon the low-lying floodplains of the upper Thames, where the horizon feels vast and unburdened by the weight of modern architecture. It lies 5.4 miles north-east of Faringdon (from Faringdon: bearing 53°T, OS grid SP 358 009), and is situated south-south-east of Cote village. The local light here possesses a particular clarity, reflecting off the damp earth to illuminate the expansive grasslands of Chimney Meadows SSSI in a pale, silvery hue. Water defines the periphery of Chimney, as the nearby currents of the Great Brook and Cote Ditch carve slow, deliberate paths through the silt. Ancient traces of human occupation remain in the landscape, most notably the circular earthworks of a scheduled monument that suggest a long, silent continuity of life beside the riverbank. Hedgerows thicken as the season turns, shielding the narrow lanes that serve as the primary arteries for this secluded place. Chimney retains a fragile, solitary character, seemingly content to let the surrounding wetlands absorb the passage of time without interference. Such places exist in a state of perpetual patience, watching the seasons cycle through the reeds while the rest of the world hurries past.
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About This Chimney, Oxfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chimney, 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 Chimney includes coordinates 51.70589, -1.4829, 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 Chimney is available on the Chimney 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.