Chidham, West Sussex Weather
About Chidham, West Sussex
Chidham occupies a narrow, thumb-like peninsula that reaches tentatively into the tidal waters of Chichester Harbour. It lies 2.9 miles east-south-east of Emsworth (from Emsworth: bearing 111°T, OS grid SU 793 043), and is situated west-north-west of Bosham village. The landscape around Chidham is defined by the shifting temperament of the tide, where the salt-heavy air clarifies the light until every blade of grass appears sharply etched against the horizon. To the east, the brackish expanse of the Bosham Channel ebbs and flows with a rhythmic, lunar persistence that dictates the pace of local life. Inland, the water finds a quieter residence in Chidmere Pond, where the surface often holds a mirror to the passing clouds and the ancient, brooding oaks that guard its perimeter. Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of Chidham, with fields of wheat and winter brassicas stretching toward the shoreline, their colours muted by the saline mist. The parish church, dedicated to St Mary, stands as a pale, limestone anchor in a terrain otherwise dominated by the horizontal lines of mudflats and sky. Here, the boundary between land and sea is not a hard line but a porous, shimmering transition that changes its character with every passing hour.
Flight conditions near Chidham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Chidham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Chidham, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chidham, 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 Chidham includes coordinates 50.833127, -0.874535, 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 Chidham is available on the Chidham 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.