Laughton occupies a quiet stretch of the low Weald, where the heavy clay earth holds the winter rains in long, reflective pools. It lies 5.2 miles south-south-east of Uckfield (from Uckfield: bearing 161°T, OS grid TQ 501 131), and is situated north-north-west of Ripe village. The horizon here is defined by a slow, rhythmic flatness, broken only by the sharp verticality of ancient elms and the weathered timber of old farmsteads. To the south-west, the presence of the Medieval Moated Site And Tudor Ruins at Laughton Place offers a ghostly anchor to the sixteenth century, its brickwork still holding a deep, rusted hue against the grey sky. Nearby, the waters of Muslins Pit catch the shifting light, mirroring the clouds that drift endlessly over the open fields. Laughton maintains a steady, agricultural pulse, its character forged by the persistent work of the seasons upon the soil. Beneath the canopy of the wider landscape, Park Corner Heath Sssi preserves a fragile, wild persistence that defies the tidy order of the surrounding pastures. Through these lanes, the air carries a faint, sharp scent of damp earth and woodsmoke, grounding the spirit in the quiet endurance of the Sussex countryside.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Laughton, 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 Laughton includes coordinates 50.898279, 0.134244, 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 Laughton is available on the Laughton 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.