Rickney, East Sussex Weather
About Rickney, East Sussex
Rickney emerges from the flat, reclaimed expanse of the Pevensey Levels as a collection of quiet dwellings framed by the wide, pale sky of East Sussex. It lies 2.7 miles south-east of Hailsham (from Hailsham: bearing 130°T, OS grid TQ 624 069), and is situated north-north-east of Hankham village. The low-lying pastures here are defined by a network of drainage ditches and slow-moving watercourses, including the Yotham, which channels moisture through the silt-heavy earth. In the cooler hours of the morning, a singular, damp brilliance clings to the reeds, revealing the stark, utilitarian beauty of this reclaimed marshland. Rickney remains largely untouched by the clamour of modern thoroughfares, maintaining a stillness that seems to preserve the memory of the ancient, flooded coast. Only a short distance away, the formidable stone remnants of Pevensey Castle stand as a silent witness to centuries of tides and transitions. The horizon remains unbroken, save for the occasional silhouette of a grazing beast or the sharp, singular flight of a heron rising from the bank. This landscape demands a patient eye, rewarding the observer with a profound sense of isolation that feels both fragile and enduring.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Rickney, East Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rickney, 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 Rickney includes coordinates 50.839318, 0.305693, 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 Rickney is available on the Rickney 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.