East Lavington holds the quiet authority of a place shaped by the patient, chalky persistence of the Sussex landscape. It lies 3.8 miles south-west of Petworth (from Petworth: bearing 214°T, OS grid SU 943 164), and is situated south-east of Graffham village. The horizon here is defined by the South Downs National Park, where the land rises in long, deliberate swells of pasture and ancient woodland. To the east, the sprawling expanse of Lavington Park preserves a silent, green stillness that seems to slow the passage of the afternoon sun. Above the trees, the chalk ridges of Dunction Hill catch the light, reflecting a pale, silvery glow that shifts with the turn of the seasons. East Lavington remains anchored by these high, grassy ramparts, which have watched over the valley floor since long before the current map was drawn. A walk toward the southern slopes reveals the subtle, humped silhouettes of prehistoric barrows, marking the earth with the heavy, circular weight of antiquity. In this corner of the county, the air carries a crisp, thin clarity that defines the boundary between the cultivated field and the wilder, higher ground.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Lavington, 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 Lavington includes coordinates 50.939754, -0.658269, 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 Lavington is available on the East Lavington 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.