Founthill emerges from the quiet, verdant folds of the Sussex landscape as a collection of dwellings that seem to inhale the stillness of the surrounding Weald. It lies 3.3 miles west of Uckfield (from Uckfield: bearing 263°T, OS grid TQ 420 201), and is situated south of Newick village. The horizon here is defined by the soft, heavy weight of clay soil, which anchors the architecture to the earth with an unyielding gravity. To the south, the expansive grounds of Newick Park offer a vast, green lung of eighty-three hectares that moderates the climate of the immediate countryside. Founthill benefits from the proximity of Lower Park Pond, where the water often captures the pale, thin light of late afternoon in a mirror of dark, polished slate. This moisture draws a persistent, cool dampness into the air, keeping the surrounding meadows lush long after the summer heat has waned. High-hedged lanes trace the contours of the terrain, guiding travellers past hidden brooks and the quiet, sequestered banks of Lodge Pond. The character of Founthill remains tied to this slow, rhythmic pulse of the seasons, indifferent to the hurried pace of the wider world.
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Live animated radar for Founthill and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Founthill, 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 Founthill includes coordinates 50.963462, 0.021717, 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 Founthill is available on the Founthill 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.