Longcot, Oxfordshire Weather
About Longcot, Oxfordshire
Longcot guards the southern edge of the Vale of White Horse, where the chalky earth meets the heavier clays of the Thames Valley. It lies 3.0 miles south-south-west of Faringdon (from Faringdon: bearing 200°T, OS grid SU 272 909), and is situated west-south-west of Fernham village. A quiet stillness defines the local horizon, punctuated only by the low, insistent rush of the River Ock as it winds through the water-meadows just to the south. Residents often gather at The Green, where the grass holds a particular, clipped precision under the pale Oxfordshire sun. Beyond the houses, the land flattens toward the horizon, offering a clear view of the distant rise of Alfred’s Hill, which catches the final, amber light of autumn afternoons. Longcot retains a sturdy, functional character, rooted in centuries of agricultural toil and the slow, deliberate pace of the rural seasons. The stone of the parish church acts as a grey anchor against the changing sky, weathering the damp winds that blow in from the open fields. This landscape demands little of the observer, yet rewards those who notice how the shadows sharpen as they stretch across the low-lying lanes.
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About This Longcot, Oxfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longcot, 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 Longcot includes coordinates 51.616684, -1.60749, 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 Longcot is available on the Longcot 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.