Copsale, West Sussex Weather
About Copsale, West Sussex
Copsale emerges from the Wealden clay as a collection of quiet lanes and ancient hedgerows that define the character of rural West Sussex. It lies 3.3 miles south of Horsham (from Horsham: bearing 182°T, OS grid TQ 172 252), and is situated west-north-west of Maplehurst village. The horizon here is dominated by the subtle, persistent green of the landscape, where the light shifts with a slow, deliberate grace across the open fields. Only half a mile to the north-north-west, the verdant shadows of Stakers Gill offer a cool reprieve from the midday sun, carving a narrow path through the earth that speaks of centuries of steady erosion. Beyond the immediate boundaries of Copsale, the remnants of the moated site at Sedgwick Castle stand as a silent, moss-grown reminder of medieval ambition now surrendered to the encroaching woodland. These low-lying woods and damp hollows provide a sanctuary for the local flora, which thrives in the heavy, nutrient-rich soil peculiar to this corner of the district. Copsale maintains a modest composure, its geography dictated by the gentle fall of the land toward the southern streams. Life here moves in accordance with the turning seasons, observing the quiet industry of the fields rather than the frantic pace of the wider world.
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About This Copsale, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Copsale, 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 Copsale includes coordinates 51.014282, -0.33058, 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 Copsale is available on the Copsale 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.