Loxwood, West Sussex Weather
About Loxwood, West Sussex
Loxwood draws its character from the quiet persistence of water and the dense, ancient timber that presses against the edges of its lanes. It lies 7.2 miles north-north-east of Petworth (from Petworth: bearing 33°T, OS grid TQ 038 314), and is situated east-north-east of Ifold village. The Wey and Arun Canal passes through this landscape, where the Loxwood Canal Centre serves as a reminder of the days when heavy barges moved slowly through the Weald. Sunlight catches the surface of the water here, turning the canal into a ribbon of hammered silver that cuts across the flat, heavy clay of the basin. Further afield, the sprawling canopy of Chiddingfold Forest Sssi defines the western horizon, holding a stillness that seems to absorb the sounds of the modern world. Loxwood maintains a rhythm dictated by the changing seasons, marked by the steady growth of hedgerows and the seasonal flooding of the low-lying meadows. Residents often walk the towpaths, where the air holds the scent of damp earth and rotting leaves, a fragrance that feels as old as the county itself. This corner of the district remains defined by its isolation, shielded from the frantic pace of the larger thoroughfares by miles of winding, narrow roads.
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About This Loxwood, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Loxwood, 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 Loxwood includes coordinates 51.073328, -0.519319, 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 Loxwood is available on the Loxwood 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.