Forest Hill, Oxfordshire Weather
About Forest Hill, Oxfordshire
Forest Hill draws its character from the quiet incline of the Oxfordshire landscape, where the earth seems to hold the memory of ancient, slow-moving glacial shifts. It lies 4.6 miles east-north-east of Oxford (from Oxford: bearing 77°T, OS grid SP 585 078), and is situated south-south-east of Stanton St John village. The light here catches the limestone walls of local dwellings, turning them a pale, translucent honey as the sun descends behind the silhouette of Red Hill. To the south, the expansive grounds of Shotover offer a stark contrast to the human scale of the lanes, where the wild, unkempt beauty of the historic parkland spills toward the horizon. Forest Hill remains anchored by its proximity to the natural silence of the surrounding woods, where the air retains a cool, damp quality even in the heat of midsummer. Visitors often note how the horizon feels unusually wide, as if the land were purposefully arranged to invite the passage of clouds and migratory birds. This geography dictates a rhythm of life that ignores the frantic pace of the nearby university city, preferring the steady, predictable turning of the seasons. Whatever history resides in the foundations of the older cottages, it is the weight of the sky and the shifting shadows of the trees that truly define the presence of Forest Hill.
Flight conditions near Forest Hill. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Forest Hill and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Forest Hill, Oxfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest Hill, 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 Forest Hill includes coordinates 51.766683, -1.153287, 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 Forest Hill is available on the Forest Hill 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.