Elsfield, Oxfordshire Weather
About Elsfield, Oxfordshire
Elsfield commands a prominent rise above the Cherwell valley, its limestone cottages maintaining a watchful silence over the surrounding Oxfordshire pasture. It lies 3.0 miles north-north-east of Oxford (from Oxford: bearing 33°T, OS grid SP 540 103), and is situated south-south-west of Noke village. The elevation grants the site a singular clarity of light, where the sun seems to linger longer on the golden stone of the church walls than it does in the lowlands below. Much of the surrounding terrain falls within the Sidling's Copse and College Pond SSSI, a designation that preserves the intricate biodiversity of the damp woods and heavy clay meadows. To the north, the slopes of Drun's Hill provide a natural boundary, shielding the high ground from the prevailing winds that sweep across the plain. The author John Buchan once made his home here, finding in the quietude of these lanes a respite from the clamour of his public life. Today, Elsfield remains defined by its agricultural heritage and the steady, unadorned persistence of its traditional architecture. The landscape carries the quiet weight of centuries, undisturbed by the modern sprawl that waits impatiently just beyond the horizon.
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About This Elsfield, Oxfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elsfield, 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 Elsfield includes coordinates 51.788839, -1.218491, 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 Elsfield is available on the Elsfield 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.