Poundfield commands a position of quiet elevation upon the high ridges of the Weald, where the air retains a sharp, upland clarity. It lies 0.8 miles east-south-east of Crowborough (from Crowborough: bearing 102°T, OS grid TQ 528 310). The terrain here drops away into the shadowed depths of Crowborough Ghyll, a steep-sided valley that funnels the damp, cool breath of the Wealden woods toward the lower slopes. Poundfield sits within a landscape of long horizons, where the light of late afternoon catches the iron-rich soil to cast a bronze glow over the suburban gardens. A short distance to the west, the playful stones of the Rock Snake emerge from the grass, a curious vein of colour amidst the muted greens of the public parks. Beyond these domestic borders, the land tilts towards the distant drainage of the River Medway, carrying the persistent moisture of the hills into the valley floor. Such geography ensures that Poundfield remains a place of distinct seasonal moods, shifting from the skeletal grey of winter branches to the heavy, humid stillness of midsummer growth. The character of the place is defined by this transition, caught between the orderly lines of residential streets and the wilder, unkempt edges of the encroaching forest.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Poundfield, 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 Poundfield includes coordinates 51.058148, 0.18009, 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 Poundfield is available on the Poundfield 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.