Alfriston, East Sussex Weather
About Alfriston, East Sussex
Alfriston maintains a singular presence within the Cuckmere Valley, defined by the flint-knapped walls and timber frames that anchor its character to the chalky earth. It lies 3.6 miles north-east of Seaford (from Seaford: bearing 42°T, OS grid TQ 519 032), and is situated north-west of Litlington village. Sheltered by the expansive embrace of South Downs National Park, the terrain rises into high, wind-brushed ridges that guard the valley floor from the salt-heavy gales of the English Channel. The Alfriston Clergy House, the first property ever acquired by the National Trust, stands as a medieval timber-framed survivor, its thatched roof hunching low against the passage of centuries. Visitors often traverse the path toward the Alfriston Market Cross, a weathered stone remnant that marks the historical pulse of local trade and assembly. Near the edge of the meadows, the open expanse of The Tye provides a verdant stage for community life, catching the late afternoon light that turns the surrounding landscape to a bruised, golden ochre. Alfriston carries a quiet weight of antiquity, where the flint-strewn lanes seem to remember the footsteps of smugglers and wool merchants who once dictated the rhythm of these streets. The architecture remains stubbornly grounded, refusing the erosion of modernity by clinging to the traditional methods of chalk and oak.
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About This Alfriston, East Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alfriston, 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 Alfriston includes coordinates 50.809114, 0.155813, 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 Alfriston is available on the Alfriston 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.