Radcot emerges from the flat, water-meadow pastures of Oxfordshire like a quiet thought held between the river and the sky. It lies 2.6 miles north of Faringdon (from Faringdon: bearing 355°T, OS grid SU 285 997), and is situated south of Clanfield village. The ancient stones of Radcot Bridge, a medieval survivor, arch firmly over the currents, marking a place where the land has long bowed to the passage of commerce and conflict. Nearby, the River Thames drifts eastward with a deliberate, heavy grace, its waters reflecting the shifting clouds that dominate this wide horizon. The water here is often silvered by the light, carving a path through the silt that has nourished these fields for centuries. A short distance away, the Radcot Cut slices through the landscape, a stark reminder of human efforts to tame the fluid boundaries of the riverbank. Every breeze that crosses the grass carries a faint, cool dampness, a signature of the low-lying terrain that defines the character of Radcot. These meadows remain largely undisturbed, save for the seasonal rhythm of the water levels that dictate the pulse of the fields.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Radcot, 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 Radcot includes coordinates 51.695456, -1.588782, 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 Radcot is available on the Radcot 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.