Cross in Hand, East Sussex Weather
About Cross in Hand, East Sussex
Cross in Hand emerges from the high, windswept ridges of the Weald as a place where the horizon seems to press closer to the earth. It lies 1.9 miles west of Heathfield (from Heathfield: bearing 273°T, OS grid TQ 551 215), and is situated north-north-east of Roser's Cross village. The landscape here is defined by a rigorous clarity, where the pale Sussex light catches the flint-strewn lanes and reveals the skeletal geometry of ancient field boundaries. To the south-south-west, the quiet descent into The Dingle suggests a hidden dampness, a sanctuary of shade that contrasts with the exposed height of the main road. The history of Cross in Hand remains tethered to the iron-working legacy of the Weald, a heritage that lingers in the rust-coloured earth and the quiet, persistent memory of the nearby Pounsley Iron Furnace. One might walk toward the southern woods and find the Medieval Ringwork In Middle Wood, a silent, earthen curve that holds the silence of centuries within its banks. The air here carries a bracing, sharp quality, stripped of the coastal humidity and refined by the surrounding heights. Life in Cross in Hand moves with the deliberate, measured cadence of a place that has long watched the weather roll in from the Channel. Even in the height of summer, the wind retains a cool edge, reminding the observer that this is a landscape of exposure rather than concealment.
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About This Cross in Hand, East Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cross in Hand, 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 Cross in Hand includes coordinates 50.972738, 0.207754, 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 Cross in Hand is available on the Cross in Hand 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.