High Cross, West Sussex Weather
About High Cross, West Sussex
High Cross marks a quiet convergence of lanes where the landscape flattens into the verdant floor of the Mid Sussex district. It lies 4.0 miles west-south-west of Burgess Hill (from Burgess Hill: bearing 256°T, OS grid TQ 248 174), and is situated north-east of Blackstone village. Hedgerows of hawthorn and field maple hem in the narrow roads, catching the low, pale light of the Sussex sun as it stretches across the damp earth. To the north-northeast, the winding path of Herrings Stream draws a thin, silver ribbon through the pastureland, feeding the quiet dampness that clings to the meadows. High Cross retains a modest, solitary character, defined more by the shifting moods of the sky than by any grand architectural flourish. A short distance to the east, the vantage point of Cobbs Mill offers a wide view over the low-lying fields, where the horizon dissolves into a soft, grey haze. The air here holds the scent of wet grass and turned soil, a sensory reminder of the agricultural rhythms that have long dictated the pace of life in this corner of England. Even in the stillness of the afternoon, the landscape remains alert, shaped by the subtle shifts in climate that define the character of the South East.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This High Cross, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for High Cross, 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 High Cross includes coordinates 50.942536, -0.223958, 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 High Cross is available on the High Cross 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.