Sutton occupies a quiet rise of land where the chalky earth of the South Downs begins to soften into the coastal plain. It lies 0.8 miles east-north-east of Seaford (from Seaford: bearing 59°T, OS grid TV 493 995). The light here possesses a distinct, pale clarity, washing over the flint-knapped walls and slate roofs that define the local architecture. To the east, the green contours of Brock Hole Bottom offer a sheltered contrast to the salt-heavy winds that drift inland from the English Channel. Residents look out across a landscape that holds the weight of centuries, where the proximity of the medieval crypt in Seaford serves as a silent, stone anchor to the past. Sutton retains a suburban composure, balancing the stillness of its residential lanes with the constant, rhythmic churn of the sea nearby. The horizon is punctuated by the distant, upright silhouette of Martello Tower No 74, a weathered sentinel keeping watch over the shifting tides of the coast. Life in Sutton flows with the steady, unadorned pulse of a place that has long since traded its agricultural origins for the quietude of a commuter’s life.
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Live animated radar for Sutton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sutton, 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 Sutton includes coordinates 50.776476, 0.116992, 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 Sutton is available on the Sutton 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.