Crawley Down, West Sussex Weather
About Crawley Down, West Sussex
Crawley Down occupies a ridge of high ground where the Wealden clay meets the sandy soils of the Sussex border. It lies 3.0 miles west of East Grinstead (from East Grinstead: bearing 266°T, OS grid TQ 346 375), and is situated north-north-east of Turners Hill village. The afternoon light here often catches the pale brickwork of the local houses, casting long, sharp shadows across the lanes that lead toward the open woods. To the south, the still surface of Nobs Wood Pond reflects the shifting clouds, offering a quiet counterpoint to the busy traffic of the modern commute. Further north, the historical remnants of Warren Furnace remind the observer of a time when the iron industry dictated the rhythm of the local landscape. These waters once powered the heavy bellows of a forgotten trade, leaving behind a silence now only broken by the flight of birds. Crawley Down maintains a character defined by this transition from industrial past to a commuter's retreat. The surrounding fields remain a patchwork of green, holding the cool dampness of the morning long after the sun has risen above the horizon.
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About This Crawley Down, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crawley Down, 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 Crawley Down includes coordinates 51.121118, -0.077609, 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 Crawley Down is available on the Crawley Down 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.