Barcombe Cross gathers its modest collection of dwellings around a junction where the Sussex light seems to pause, lingering longer on the brickwork than in the surrounding fields. It lies 3.5 miles north of Lewes (from Lewes: bearing 6°T, OS grid TQ 419 157), and is situated south-south-west of Mount Pleasant village. The terrain here rises with a quiet, persistent ambition, steering the gaze toward the distant, rolling lines of the South Downs. Water defines the edges of the landscape, as the gentle, winding path of the Northend Stream draws a boundary through the meadows to the south. Further along the valley, the skeletal remnants of Barcombe Mill stand as a silent marker of an era when the river’s strength was harnessed for industry. These waterways maintain a rhythmic, hidden pulse that persists beneath the modern transit of cars and commuters. Barcombe Cross retains a sense of seclusion, anchored by the sturdy presence of its local infrastructure and the expansive, open skies that mirror the changing moods of the Channel. Each season shifts the palette of the surrounding hedgerows, gilding the autumn leaves with a copper glow that feels entirely singular to this patch of earth.
Flight conditions near Barcombe Cross. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Barcombe Cross and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barcombe Cross, 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 Barcombe Cross includes coordinates 50.923636, 0.018724, 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 Barcombe Cross is available on the Barcombe Cross 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.