Findon Valley stretches along the floor of a dry chalk valley, caught between the upward tilt of the South Downs and the steady pull of the sea. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-west of Worthing (from Worthing: bearing 334°T, OS grid TQ 130 063), and is situated south-south-east of Findon village. The architecture here favors the mid-twentieth century, with rows of detached houses that seem to hold their breath against the prevailing coastal winds. To the west, the sails of the High Salvington Windmill stand as a skeletal sentry upon the ridge, watching over the rooftops of Findon Valley with a silent, mechanical patience. The landscape rises abruptly to the north, where the ancient Neolithic Flint Mines hide beneath the turf of Cissbury Ring, their hidden pits a reminder of human persistence from a deeper, colder era. Residents often walk the nearby paths of The Gallops, where the grass is kept short by the wind and the ghosts of past equestrian training seem to linger in the morning mist. This suburban corridor serves as a quiet transition, linking the salt-tanged air of the coast to the immense, rolling silence of the chalk hills. Even on the brightest days, the light here has a sharp, pale quality that clarifies the horizon and defines the edges of the gardens.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Findon Valley, 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 Findon Valley includes coordinates 50.845797, -0.395452, 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 Findon Valley is available on the Findon Valley 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.