Aldrington stretches across the coastal plain of East Sussex, where the salt-heavy air of the English Channel softens the edges of its suburban avenues. It lies 1.9 miles east of Southwick (from Southwick: bearing 97°T, OS grid TQ 273 050). The landscape here holds a quiet, steady light that reflects off the nearby waters of Aldrington Basin, where the industrial grit of the harbour meets the vast, shifting sky. Residents often find respite in the green openness of Davis Park, a modest stretch of grass that offers a pause from the rhythmic transit of the coastal rail line. The history of the soil is layered with the remnants of an ancient parish, its footprint long since absorbed by the steady outward growth of Hove. Despite the suburban sprawl, the proximity to the sea grants Aldrington a sense of openness, as if the land itself is perpetually leaning toward the horizon. Here, the architecture is a functional vernacular of brick and slate, grounding the resident in a place that values endurance over ornament. Every morning, the damp breeze carries the faint, bracing scent of the tide, reminding those who walk its pavements that they reside on the fragile, shifting edge of the island.
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Live animated radar for Aldrington and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Aldrington, East Sussex, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Aldrington includes coordinates 50.831032, -0.193742, in the county of East Sussex, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Aldrington is available on the Aldrington map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the East Sussex 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.