Colgate, West Sussex Weather
About Colgate, West Sussex
Colgate remains a quiet anchor within the Wealden landscape, defined by the rolling contours of the West Sussex terrain. It lies 3.3 miles south-west of Crawley (from Crawley: bearing 227°T, OS grid TQ 230 328), and is situated south-east of Faygate village. The light here often gathers in the hollows, casting long, melancholic shadows across the high ridges that define the local horizon. To the west, the slopes of Beacon Hill rise with a sturdy permanence, shielding the houses from the prevailing winds that sweep across the open fields. A short distance to the north-east, the dense, verdant canopy of Holmbush Forest offers a deep contrast to the managed pastures that surround the homes. Colgate holds a modest history, marked by the slow, deliberate pace of rural life rather than the clamour of industry. The architecture reflects a practicality born of generations of agricultural toil, with stone and timber gathered from the immediate earth. Even in the height of summer, the air retains a crisp, cool quality that hints at the proximity of the surrounding woodland. Colgate persists as a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of the day, indifferent to the encroaching sprawl of the modern world.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Colgate, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colgate, 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 Colgate includes coordinates 51.081463, -0.244285, 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 Colgate is available on the Colgate 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.