Cliffe, East Sussex Weather
About Cliffe, East Sussex
Cliffe maintains a distinct, independent character across the river from the main body of the historic county town. It lies 0.3 miles east of Lewes (from Lewes: bearing 81°T, OS grid TQ 420 102). The landscape here is defined by the chalky embrace of the South Downs National Park, which rises sharply to frame the eastern horizon in pale, silent curves. Light catches the flint-faced walls of the older cottages, turning the stone a soft, bruised silver during the late afternoon. Residents often walk past the Cuilfail Spiral, a curious piece of public art that stands as a modern sentinel against the ancient, rolling topography of the downs. Cliffe once functioned as a bustling commercial hub, its historic high street still echoing with the ghost of a vibrant, independent mercantile spirit. Nearby, the shadows of Lewes Castle loom over the valley, serving as a constant, heavy reminder of the strategic weight this landscape held in centuries past. Even today, the air carries a crisp, saline sharpness that speaks to the proximity of the chalk hills and the relentless, turning tides of the Ouse.
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Live animated radar for Cliffe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Cliffe, East Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cliffe, 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 Cliffe includes coordinates 50.873921, 0.018181, 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 Cliffe is available on the Cliffe 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.