East Hampnett, West Sussex Weather
About East Hampnett, West Sussex
East Hampnett emerges from the quiet, flat expanse of the West Sussex coastal plain as a collection of dwellings defined by the steady, unadorned character of the surrounding arable fields. It lies 3.9 miles east-north-east of Chichester (from Chichester: bearing 73°T, OS grid SU 920 067), and is situated north-west of Norton village. The light here possesses a distinct, pale clarity, casting long shadows across the low-lying lanes that seem to hold the memory of older, agrarian rhythms. To the north, the landscape begins its slow ascent toward the chalky heights of the South Downs, where the white-earth scars of the Halnaker Chalk Pit SSSIs punctuate the horizon like sudden, bright gashes. East Hampnett itself maintains a modest profile, its architecture reflecting the utilitarian needs of a countryside long shaped by the plough and the seasons. A short distance to the north-west, the skeletal, silent arches of Boxgrove Priory stand as a weathered sentinel, their flint-knapped masonry offering a sharp contrast to the soft, shifting sky. These ruins lend a gravity to the immediate vicinity, grounding the modern pace of life in a much older, more deliberate stillness. Time in East Hampnett does not rush, but rather drifts with the breeze that carries the scent of damp earth and distant salt from the English Channel.
Flight conditions near East Hampnett. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for East Hampnett and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This East Hampnett, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Hampnett, 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 East Hampnett includes coordinates 50.852537, -0.694371, 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 East Hampnett is available on the East Hampnett 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.