Piddinghoe commands a quiet stretch of the Ouse valley, where the river’s slow, tidal pulse defines the rhythm of the day. It lies 1.2 miles north-north-west of Newhaven (from Newhaven: bearing 334°T, OS grid TQ 434 030), and is situated west of South Heighton village. Chalk hills rise sharply to the west, where the ancient earthwork of Money Burgh, Oval Barrow 200M West Of Deans Farm, keeps a silent watch over the low-lying fields. The light here possesses a singular, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the water to bleach the flint walls of the local cottages into shades of pale silver. To the west-south-west, the slopes of Lodge Hill catch the afternoon sun, casting long, lean shadows that stretch toward the riverbanks. Piddinghoe maintains a modest character, defined more by the movement of the tides and the flight of birds than by the clamour of modern life. A sturdy church spire rises above the rooftops, serving as a landmark for those navigating the winding watercourse. Here, the landscape feels deliberate and spare, stripped of excess, offering a clarity that reveals the sharp edges of the Sussex Downs.
Flight conditions near Piddinghoe. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Piddinghoe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Piddinghoe, 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 Piddinghoe includes coordinates 50.8089, 0.035094, 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 Piddinghoe is available on the Piddinghoe 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.