Letcombe Bassett, Oxfordshire Weather
About Letcombe Bassett, Oxfordshire
Letcombe Bassett rests where the chalk escarpment of the Berkshire Downs meets the verdant floor of the Vale. It lies 2.4 miles south-west of Wantage (from Wantage: bearing 224°T, OS grid SU 372 851), and is situated south-south-west of Letcombe Regis village. High above the limestone cottages, the slopes of Round Hill rise sharply to command the horizon, catching the low, pale light of late afternoon. To the west, the expansive grasslands of the Hackpen, Warren & Gramp'S Hill Downs Sssi preserve a quiet, ancient ecology of wildflowers and butterflies. The church of St. Michael and All Angels stands as a sturdy anchor for Letcombe Bassett, its masonry bearing the grey, weathered patina of centuries. A narrow stream threads through the bottom of the valley, carving a path that defines the local geography as much as the shifting weather. Walking the lanes, one observes how the flint and brick walls absorb the moisture of the valley, darkening in the winter air. Letcombe Bassett remains a place defined by its proximity to these high, open ridges, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant ploughland.
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About This Letcombe Bassett, Oxfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Letcombe Bassett, 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 Letcombe Bassett includes coordinates 51.563562, -1.463871, 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 Letcombe Bassett is available on the Letcombe Bassett 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.