Merston, West Sussex Weather
About Merston, West Sussex
Merston remains a quiet enclave of low-lying fields and ancient lanes in the heart of the Sussex coastal plain. It lies 2.3 miles east-south-east of Chichester (from Chichester: bearing 117°T, OS grid SU 894 031), and is situated north-east of Runcton village. The land here holds the damp, persistent light of the nearby waterways, where the reeds of Forebridge Rife lean toward the current under a pale sky. Merston carries the stillness of a place where the horizon is defined more by the shifting clouds than by the architecture of man. To the west, the expansive waters of Runcton Lake reflect the passing seasons, acting as a mirror for the migrating birds that drift above the flat, fertile earth. The parish church, a modest stone structure, anchors the landscape with a gravity that feels as enduring as the surrounding agricultural rows. Farmers still work the heavy soil in the tradition of their forebears, ensuring that the character of Merston remains tied to the cycles of the harvest. Few sounds disturb the air beyond the rustle of wind through the hedgerows or the distant, rhythmic hum of the wider world.
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Live animated radar for Merston and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Merston, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Merston, 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 Merston includes coordinates 50.821356, -0.731642, 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 Merston is available on the Merston 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.