Firle, East Sussex Weather
About Firle, East Sussex
Firle commands a quiet dignity beneath the chalky spine of the Sussex Downs. It lies 3.8 miles east-south-east of Lewes (from Lewes: bearing 119°T, OS grid TQ 470 072), and is situated south-east of Glynde village. Enclosed by the protected expanse of South Downs National Park, Firle rests upon a landscape shaped by ancient geological forces and centuries of careful stewardship. The nearby Firle Escarpment SSSI reveals the raw, pale anatomy of the hills, where thin soils support rare flora that shiver in the persistent coastal breeze. Just a short walk from the flint-walled cottages, Firle Place offers a grand architectural anchor to the parish, its long history intertwined with the Gage family who have held the manor for generations. The light here carries a peculiar clarity, catching the sharp edges of the downs and casting long, melancholic shadows across the low-lying pastures. Ancient barrows mark the higher ridges like silent sentinels, watching over the fields where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates the pace of life. Such geography ensures that Firle remains a place of enduring character, where the architecture of the earth feels as significant as the stone and timber of the dwellings themselves.
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About This Firle, East Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Firle, 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 Firle includes coordinates 50.845803, 0.086873, 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 Firle is available on the Firle 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.