Hastings, East Sussex Weather
About Hastings, East Sussex
Hastings defines the rugged edge of the Sussex coastline, where the English Channel incessantly carves at the sandstone cliffs. It lies 4.9 miles east-north-east of Bexhill-on-Sea (from Bexhill-on-Sea: bearing 78°T, OS grid TQ 817 094), and is situated south-west of Bachelor's Bump village. The local economy persists through the rhythmic toil of the largest beach-launched fishing fleet in Europe, a trade that has anchored the harbour for centuries. Above the salt-sprayed nets, the ruins of Hastings Castle loom over the skyline, a reminder of the Norman conquest that fundamentally altered the trajectory of the nation. The grey light of the sea often catches the pale stone, lending the landscape a somber, enduring gravity.
Cultural currents in Hastings flow through the narrow, precipitous streets of the Old Town, where the air remains thick with the scent of woodsmoke and brine. Visitors often wander toward the quiet green of Wellington Square, a space that offers a brief, manicured respite from the chaotic energy of the shoreline. The literary ghost of Robert Tressell lingers in the local identity, his observations of the working life still echoing against the Victorian facades. Musicians and artists frequently seek out the town for its defiant, unpolished character, finding inspiration in the peculiar clash of maritime industry and faded elegance. This coastal outpost remains defined by its resistance to uniformity, standing firm as a singular point of interest along the southern horizon.
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Live animated radar for Hastings and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hastings, East Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hastings, 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 Hastings includes coordinates 50.856329, 0.581217, 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 Hastings is available on the Hastings 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.