Balls Cross, West Sussex Weather
About Balls Cross, West Sussex
Balls Cross draws the eye with its quiet lanes and low-slung hedgerows that mark the transition between the Weald and the rolling chalk heights. It lies 3.0 miles north-north-east of Petworth (from Petworth: bearing 13°T, OS grid SU 987 262), and is situated west of Kirdford village. This small cluster of dwellings sits firmly within the South Downs National Park, where the light often catches the damp, heavy earth of the local fields. To the south-east, the slopes of Langhurst Hill rise with a modest, stubborn grace, shaping the horizon against the shifting Sussex clouds. Nearby, the ancient timber and dense thickets of Ebernoe Common provide a sanctuary for rare barbastelle bats, their wings silent in the twilight. Balls Cross remains a place where the rhythm of the seasons is measured by the slow drainage of the land and the turning of the woods. The nearby hollows of Pug’s Bottom offer a sheltered contrast to the exposed ridges, holding the morning mist long after the sun has climbed. Here, the landscape retains a sense of enduring stillness, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the modern world.
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About This Balls Cross, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Balls Cross, West 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 Balls Cross includes coordinates 51.02751, -0.59285, in the county of West Sussex, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Balls Cross is available on the Balls Cross map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the West 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.