Bachelor's Bump, East Sussex Weather
About Bachelor's Bump, East Sussex
Bachelor's Bump occupies a ridge of high ground where the Sussex air tastes of salt and damp earth. It lies 2.5 miles north-east of Hastings (from Hastings: bearing 44°T, OS grid TQ 844 124), and is situated west-south-west of Friar's Hill village. From this vantage, the land rolls away in shades of bruised green towards the horizon, catching a light that seems to linger longer here than elsewhere. A mere stone’s throw to the south, North's Seat commands the skyline, offering an expansive view of a coastline that has weathered centuries of northern gales. The terrain around Bachelor's Bump feels brittle and exposed, an open shelf of clay and sandstone that resists the softening touch of the encroaching woods. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the deep hollows of Fishponds Gill hold shadows that remain cool even when the midday sun beats down upon the exposed tracks. The rhythm of the place is defined by this proximity to the elements, where the wind scours the lanes and the heavy sky hangs close enough to touch the chimney pots. Here, the geography dictates a spare, honest existence, far removed from the sheltered comfort of the vales below.
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About This Bachelor's Bump, East Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bachelor's Bump, 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 Bachelor's Bump includes coordinates 50.881935, 0.620409, 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 Bachelor's Bump is available on the Bachelor's Bump 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.