Cottisford, Oxfordshire Weather
About Cottisford, Oxfordshire
Golden sunlight clings to the limestone walls of Cottisford, illuminating a landscape defined by the quiet endurance of its ancient agricultural roots. It lies 3.9 miles south of Brackley (from Brackley: bearing 178°T, OS grid SP 591 312), and is situated north of Hethe village. The gentle slope of the land draws the eye toward the west, where the modest depression of The Bottoms cradles the morning mist in its shallow, grassy basin. A short walk to the east reveals Cottisford Pond, a reflective expanse of water that captures the shifting moods of the Oxfordshire sky with remarkable clarity. Flora Thompson, whose evocative prose chronicled the rhythms of rural life, drew profound inspiration from the atmosphere of Cottisford during her time in the region. The architecture here speaks in hushed tones of centuries past, with stone cottages standing as steady sentinels against the passage of the seasons. Beneath the expansive canopy of the heavens, the terrain remains unhurried, offering a reprieve from the relentless pace of modern existence. Such stillness allows the subtle textures of the earth and the cool, damp scent of the nearby brook to define the character of the day.
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About This Cottisford, Oxfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottisford, 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 Cottisford includes coordinates 51.976379, -1.140299, 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 Cottisford is available on the Cottisford 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.