Forge Wood, West Sussex Weather
About Forge Wood, West Sussex
Forge Wood emerges as a modern residential expansion on the eastern edge of the Crawley district, where the landscape retains the quiet memory of ancient woodland. It lies 2.4 miles south-south-east of Horley (from Horley: bearing 163°T, OS grid TQ 297 393), and is situated south of Tinsley Green village. The Gatwick Stream meanders nearby, its waters charting a slow, reflective course through the low-lying terrain that defines the western boundary of the locale. Beyond the contemporary architecture, the Scheduled Monument containing medieval settlement remains near Oldlands Farm serves as a silent, earthen anchor to a deeper past. Sunlight here often catches the edges of the newer facades, contrasting with the soft, muted greens of the surrounding fields that stretch toward the horizon. Residents of Forge Wood frequently traverse the footpaths that lead toward the tranquil grounds of the Surrey and Sussex Crematorium and Garden of Remembrance, a space where the atmosphere remains persistently calm. This juxtaposition of burgeoning growth and historical endurance shapes the character of Forge Wood, grounding its identity in the steady, rhythmic pulse of the West Sussex countryside.
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About This Forge Wood, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forge Wood, 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 Forge Wood includes coordinates 51.138814, -0.147149, 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 Forge Wood is available on the Forge Wood 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.