Coldwaltham, West Sussex Weather
About Coldwaltham, West Sussex
Coldwaltham occupies a quiet stretch of West Sussex where the horizon is defined by the soft, rolling chalk ridges of the South Downs National Park. It lies 4.4 miles south-east of Petworth (from Petworth: bearing 142°T, OS grid TQ 022 161), and is situated east-north-east of Watersfield village. To the north-north-west, the rise of Champs Hill provides a vantage point over the low-lying fields, catching the pale, thin light that often settles over the valley in the late afternoon. Coldwaltham maintains a steady composure, distanced from the clamour of modern thoroughfares by the damp, rhythmic expanse of the Waltham Brooks SSSI. Water dominates the mood here, as the nearby Arun Canal traces a dark, reflective line through the landscape, suggesting a history of slow, industrial movement. Centuries of damp air have weathered the local stone, giving the buildings a muted, silvered appearance that blends almost seamlessly into the surrounding pasture. This landscape offers a stark, honest clarity, where the seasonal flooding of the brooks dictates the pace of life more effectively than any clock. Coldwaltham remains a place where the stillness of the earth is felt most keenly at dusk, when the shadows lengthen across the low fields and the distant chime of a church bell carries across the water.
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Live animated radar for Coldwaltham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Coldwaltham, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coldwaltham, 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 Coldwaltham includes coordinates 50.935831, -0.546077, 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 Coldwaltham is available on the Coldwaltham 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.