Cross Gate, West Sussex Weather
About Cross Gate, West Sussex
Cross Gate emerges as a quiet threshold where the chalky foothills of the Sussex downs meet the damp, verdant floor of the Arun valley. It lies 4.1 miles north-north-east of Arundel (from Arundel: bearing 19°T, OS grid TQ 038 134), and is situated north-east of Amberley village. The landscape surrounding Cross Gate remains cradled within the protected expanse of the South Downs National Park, where the horizon is often traced by the pale, drifting silhouettes of passing clouds. To the north-west, the low-lying Amberley Wild Brooks Sssi gathers the morning mist, holding the grey light of dawn in its saturated, reed-fringed hollows. These water-logged pastures offer a sharp contrast to the ancient, terraced earthworks that mark the slopes rising toward the south. Cross Gate occupies a liminal space, caught between the heavy, moisture-laden breath of the river plains and the silent, stony resolve of the high downs. The air here holds a distinct clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the rising ground and the persistent, slow movement of water across the nearby marshes. Through the changing seasons, Cross Gate retains a stillness that seems to amplify the soft, rhythmic calls of birds traversing the valley.
Flight conditions near Cross Gate. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Cross Gate and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Cross Gate, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cross Gate, 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 Cross Gate includes coordinates 50.910945, -0.523723, 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 Cross Gate is available on the Cross Gate 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.