Selmeston, East Sussex Weather
About Selmeston, East Sussex
Selmeston rests upon the quiet, chalky shelf of the Wealden district, where the heavy Sussex air holds the scent of damp earth and ancient flint. It lies 4.6 miles west-north-west of Polegate (from Polegate: bearing 288°T, OS grid TQ 509 070), and is situated north-north-east of Alciston village. The expansive horizon of the South Downs National Park provides a grand, rolling backdrop to the parish, framing the fields in shades of pale green and bruised violet. Beneath the modern surface of the paddocks, the earth guards the secrets of an Anglo-Saxon inhumation cemetery at Manor Cottages, where the past remains pressed tightly against the dark roots of the grass. The local landscape is defined by the sharp, sudden rise of Mill Hill, which catches the first amber light of dawn before it spills across the lower meadows. Selmeston maintains a stillness that feels intentional, a pause in the frantic movement of the surrounding county. Time here is measured by the shifting shadows of the clouds rather than the ticking of a clock, as the light plays across the flint-faced walls of the houses. The nearby Arlington Reservoir reflects the vast, open sky, acting as a silver mirror that draws the clouds down to touch the water’s edge.
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Live animated radar for Selmeston and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Selmeston, East Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Selmeston, 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 Selmeston includes coordinates 50.842974, 0.143225, 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 Selmeston is available on the Selmeston 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.