Lewknor, Oxfordshire Weather
About Lewknor, Oxfordshire
Lewknor catches the early morning light against the sharp rise of the Chiltern scarp, where the chalk downs meet the flat expanse of the Oxfordshire plain. It lies 2.5 miles north-east of Watlington (from Watlington: bearing 43°T, OS grid SU 715 975), and is situated south-west of Aston Rowant village. The parish occupies a complex geological transition, spilling into the Aston Rowant SSSI where rare orchids and downland grasses thrive on the thin, pale soil. To the south-east, the incline of The Knapp rises abruptly, acting as a natural bulwark that shields the low-lying houses from the prevailing winds. The architecture here relies on the honest weight of flint and brick, materials pulled directly from the local geology to form walls that have weathered centuries of damp winters. Footpaths branch away from Lewknor like frayed nerves, leading walkers up toward the high ridges where the air thins and the view opens across the valley floor. The constant presence of the M40 motorway creates a low, persistent hum that contrasts with the silence of the surrounding beech woods. Here, the land holds a quiet intensity, defined by the stark verticality of the hills and the patient, slow accumulation of earth over the limestone base.
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About This Lewknor, Oxfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lewknor, 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 Lewknor includes coordinates 51.672126, -0.966217, 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 Lewknor is available on the Lewknor 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.