Fontwell, West Sussex Weather
About Fontwell, West Sussex
Fontwell emerges from the flat, industrious stretch of West Sussex as a crossroads where the quiet pulse of the countryside meets the urgent hum of the road. It lies 4.2 miles west of Arundel (from Arundel: bearing 271°T, OS grid SU 950 070), and is situated south-west of Slindon village. The light here often catches the gravelly edges of the paths, casting long, sharp shadows that define the transition from tarmac to the soft, green periphery of the Downs. Just a short walk away, the verdant, carefully curated borders of Denmans Garden offer a sanctuary of botanical stillness that contrasts with the brisk movement of the nearby thoroughfare. Beyond the garden, the land rises toward the wooded heights of Slindon Common, where the air holds a cooler, more ancient weight than the open fields below. Fontwell retains a functional, unpretentious character, defined by its racecourse which brings a periodic, thundering vitality to the otherwise level horizon. These flat plains possess a stark, honest clarity, stripped of ornament and revealing the raw geography of the South Downs in the distance. The earth here feels industrious yet patient, holding the memory of a landscape that has long served as a passage for travellers and commerce alike.
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About This Fontwell, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fontwell, 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 Fontwell includes coordinates 50.855265, -0.651161, 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 Fontwell is available on the Fontwell 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.