Crawley, West Sussex Weather
About Crawley, West Sussex
Iron-wrought history and the persistent hum of modern industry define the horizon of Crawley. It lies 4.1 miles south-south-west of Horley (from Horley: bearing 195°T, OS grid TQ 269 365), and is situated north-north-east of Pease Pottage village. Ancient ironworks once scarred the earth here, leaving a legacy of extraction that eventually surrendered to the sprawling expansion of the mid-twentieth century. Today, the landscape is shaped by the relentless pulse of aviation and business, where the light catches the metallic gleam of commerce rising above the clay. The brooks, like the Tilgate, trace quiet, silver veins through a geography that balances the weight of its industrial past with the insistent velocity of the present.
The Hawth stands as a beacon for those seeking the arts, offering a stage where stories bloom against the backdrop of the surrounding woodland. Beyond the theatre, Crawley fosters a spirit of athletic endeavour through the Crawley Town Football Club, whose matches echo with the collective breath of the faithful. One might wander past the public sculpture of The Golden Tree, a glinting monument that catches the dusk, or retreat into the verdant quietude of Goff’s Park to observe the shadows lengthening over the grass. Here, the memory of figures like the poet Robert Smith, who spent his early years in the vicinity, seems to linger in the spaces between the suburban streets. The atmosphere remains grounded, an honest reflection of a place that prioritises the practical rhythm of life over the ornamental.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Crawley, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crawley, 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 includes coordinates 51.114475, -0.188227, 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 is available on the Crawley 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.