Sunnymead, Oxfordshire Weather
About Sunnymead, Oxfordshire
Sunnymead stretches across the northern reaches of the Oxford district, where the low-lying terrain catches the morning light in long, pale ribbons. It lies 2.1 miles north of Oxford (from Oxford: bearing 354°T, OS grid SP 509 094), and is situated east of Wolvercote village. Residents of Sunnymead often walk the quiet paths that lead toward the expansive, water-meadow grasses of the Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green SSSI, where the horizon feels vast and unburdened. The air here holds the damp, cool scent of the Thames floodplain, a reminder of the river’s slow, persistent movement through the surrounding meadows. Nearby, the sculpture known as Between the Sun and the Moon stands as a solitary, metallic sentinel against the shifting Oxfordshire sky. Houses in Sunnymead are arranged with a sensible, mid-century geometry that mirrors the flatness of the river basin. The landscape remains defined by this proximity to the water, where the earth seems to breathe in rhythm with the seasons, swelling slightly after the winter rains. This corner of the county retains a composed, suburban composure that relies on the steady pulse of the nearby university city.
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About This Sunnymead, Oxfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunnymead, 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 Sunnymead includes coordinates 51.78176, -1.262493, 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 Sunnymead is available on the Sunnymead 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.