Blackness, East Sussex Weather
About Blackness, East Sussex
Blackness reveals itself as a quiet extension of the Wealden landscape, where the land tilts gently toward the deeper woods of the south. It lies 0.8 miles south-south-east of Crowborough (from Crowborough: bearing 148°T, OS grid TQ 522 301). A soft, atmospheric stillness defines the morning light here, catching the edges of the nearby Chapel Green as the mist retreats from the open grass. The geography of Blackness remains bound to the rhythms of the wider district, sharing the high, sandy ridges that define the Sussex horizon. Residents often find their way toward the curious form of the Rock Snake, a public artwork that offers a strange, serpentine contrast to the surrounding greenery. Throughout the seasons, the air carries a crispness derived from the proximity of Bream Wood Sssi, where the ancient timber stands as a silent sentinel over the valley floor. Blackness maintains a modest, unassuming character, preferring the slow passage of clouds over the clamour of busier thoroughfares. The terrain here holds a subtle gravity, grounding the spirit in a landscape that seems content to simply exist under the wide, pale English sky.
Flight conditions near Blackness. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Blackness and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Blackness, East Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blackness, 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 Blackness includes coordinates 51.050717, 0.17148, 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 Blackness is available on the Blackness 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.