Lumley reveals itself as a quiet confluence of West Sussex land where the terrestrial world begins to soften toward the sea. It lies 0.4 miles north-east of Emsworth (from Emsworth: bearing 41°T, OS grid SU 752 063). The River Ems flows nearby, a modest and persistent artery that carries the silver light of the inland fields toward the tidal reaches of the coast. Here, the air carries a faint, salt-brined weight, hinting at the proximity of the harbour where the water gathers in stillness. Lumley remains defined by this transition, caught between the firm earth of the Chichester district and the encroaching influence of the tides. A short distance away, the quiet surface of Peter Pond mirrors the sky, anchoring the landscape in a rhythmic cycle of rising and falling water. The houses here observe the passing seasons with a patient, unadorned grace, standing as silent witnesses to the slow, inevitable movement of the landscape toward the shoreline.
Flight conditions near Lumley. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Lumley and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lumley, 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 Lumley includes coordinates 50.852001, -0.931758, 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 Lumley is available on the Lumley 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.