Bosham Hoe, West Sussex Weather
About Bosham Hoe, West Sussex
Bosham Hoe commands the shifting tidal margins of the West Sussex coast, where the land surrenders slowly to the saline embrace of the channel. It lies 3.4 miles west-south-west of Chichester (from Chichester: bearing 240°T, OS grid SU 813 020), and is situated north-north-west of Westlands village. Salt-crusted winds sweep across the peninsula, carrying the sharp, metallic tang of the sea toward the quiet residential lanes. To the southeast, the open expanse of Longmore Point acts as a fragile buffer, where the water breathes in and out against the reeds with a rhythmic, pulsing patience. Bosham Hoe remains defined by this proximity to the deep, silty mudflats that shimmer under a heavy, bruised sky at low tide. A mere mile to the east, the brackish reaches of Copperas Point further delineate the fluid boundary between solid earth and the encroaching harbour. Daylight here possesses a peculiar, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the damp surfaces to illuminate the village with a stark, silver clarity. This interplay of light and water grants Bosham Hoe an atmosphere of profound isolation, where the horizon feels closer than the neighbouring hills.
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About This Bosham Hoe, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bosham Hoe, 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 Bosham Hoe includes coordinates 50.811944, -0.846401, 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 Bosham Hoe is available on the Bosham Hoe 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.