Iden, East Sussex Weather
About Iden, East Sussex
Iden rises upon a ridge of high ground, commanding a long view over the low-lying levels where the sky seems to press closer to the earth. It lies 2.1 miles north of Rye (from Rye: bearing 355°T, OS grid TQ 916 238), and is situated north of Playden village. Sunlight catches the flintwork of All Saints’ Church, which has watched the seasons turn over the Sussex clay for centuries. To the south, the quiet depression of Hoad Mill Bottom holds a heavy, damp stillness that contrasts with the brisk winds crossing the higher fields. Ancient earthworks mark the landscape nearby, where the ghost of a rectangular enclosure survives as a ripple in the grass. Eastward, the Royal Military Canal at Iden Lock cuts a straight, purposeful line through the pasture, a Victorian ambition rendered now as a mirror for the clouds. Iden retains a quiet gravity, defined by the slow accretion of agricultural life and the persistent, unyielding clay beneath its feet. Fields stretch outward in a patchwork of muted greens, carrying the weight of a geography that feels both ancient and entirely present.
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Live animated radar for Iden and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Iden, East Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Iden, 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 Iden includes coordinates 50.982072, 0.729361, 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 Iden is available on the Iden 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.