Poundford, East Sussex Weather
About Poundford, East Sussex
Ancient layers of clay and sandstone define the quiet, sloping geography of Poundford. It lies 2.3 miles north-west of Heathfield (from Heathfield: bearing 322°T, OS grid TQ 557 244), and is situated south-south-west of Five Ashes village. Low-lying mists frequently gather over the damp, sequestered reedbeds of King’s Marsh, where the light turns a bruised, metallic silver in the late afternoon. This terrain retains the stubborn character of the High Weald, defined by tight folds of earth and the sudden, sharp declivities of the local topography. A short distance away, the dark, rhythmic flow of Hornslodge Gill cuts through the woodland, carving a narrow path through the dense, leaf-mould soil. Poundford remains a place of subtle transitions, where the boundaries between managed pasture and wild, encroaching thicket become increasingly blurred. The air here holds a distinct, mineral clarity, sharpened by the proximity of high, forested ridges that hem the horizon. Such silence prevails that the sudden, percussive cry of a bird often seems the only true measure of the passing day.
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About This Poundford, East Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Poundford, 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 Poundford includes coordinates 50.998216, 0.217757, 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 Poundford is available on the Poundford 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.