Risinghurst, Oxfordshire Weather
About Risinghurst, Oxfordshire
Risinghurst occupies a quiet elevation on the eastern fringe of the Oxfordshire landscape, where the air retains a distinct, cool clarity. It lies 2.9 miles east of Oxford (from Oxford: bearing 79°T, OS grid SP 559 070), and is situated north-north-west of Horspath village. The terrain here rises with a purposeful grace, carrying the weight of the nearby Shotover Hill, which looms as a dark, wooded sentinel over the domestic rooftops. Residents of Risinghurst walk paths once frequented by C.S. Lewis, whose former home, The Kilns, rests just a short distance to the south as a silent monument to his literary imagination. Light filters through the canopy of the surrounding woodland, casting long, shifting shadows across the lanes that connect the residential streets to the wider geology of the region. The proximity of the Magdalen Quarry Sssi reveals the ancient, limestone-rich foundations that anchor this part of the world to a much deeper, geological past. Risinghurst maintains a character defined by this intersection of suburban order and the wilder, unyielding sprawl of the Oxfordshire countryside. Each street corner offers a vantage point where the hum of modern transit fades, replaced by the persistent, rhythmic rustle of leaves stirred by the prevailing winds.
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About This Risinghurst, Oxfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Risinghurst, 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 Risinghurst includes coordinates 51.759743, -1.190508, 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 Risinghurst is available on the Risinghurst 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.