Hempton, Oxfordshire Weather
About Hempton, Oxfordshire
Hempton holds a quiet, limestone dignity amidst the rolling contours of the Cherwell district. It lies 5.5 miles south of Banbury (from Banbury: bearing 189°T, OS grid SP 444 318), and is situated south-east of Barford St Michael village. Low-slung stone walls define the perimeter of the lanes, capturing a pale, honeyed light that seems to linger longer here than on the exposed plains. To the west, the modest rise of Steepness Hill breaks the horizon, offering a vantage point over the patchwork of fields that have sustained local agriculture for centuries. The nearby River Swere carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth, its presence marked by the sudden thickening of willow and alder along the banks. Hempton remains an intimate collection of dwellings, where the weathered mortar of the older cottages feels as much a part of the geology as the underlying rock. Beyond the immediate cluster of homes, the ancient earthworks of Ilbury Camp Hillfort suggest a much older, more defensive history carved into the ridge. Such places demand a patient observation, rewarding those who notice how the shadows stretch across the fields as the afternoon sun begins its decline.
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About This Hempton, Oxfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hempton, 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 Hempton includes coordinates 51.983263, -1.353661, 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 Hempton is available on the Hempton 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.