North Lancing, West Sussex Weather
About North Lancing, West Sussex
North Lancing rises from the coastal plain to meet the chalky shoulders of the South Downs, where the salt-laden breeze softens the edges of its suburban rows. It lies 2.1 miles west of Shoreham-by-Sea (from Shoreham-by-Sea: bearing 280°T, OS grid TQ 183 056), and is situated east-north-east of Sompting village. The terrain here tilts upward, drawing the eye toward the open slopes of Lancing Hill, where the grasses silver under the passing clouds. A quiet curiosity marks the local landscape, exemplified by the North Lancing Fairy Tree, which stands as a whimsical sentinel amidst the orderly residential streets. Manor Park Gardens offers a verdant pause in the southward transition, providing a sheltered pocket of greenery that hums with the steady industry of bees. Throughout the seasons, the light reflects off the distant English Channel, casting a pale, pearlescent glow across the rooftops of North Lancing. This geography balances the domesticity of modern life against the ancient, imposing presence of the chalk escarpments that loom just to the north. Through the shifting sky and the climb of the land, North Lancing retains a distinct character that feels both grounded in the earth and open to the sea.
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Live animated radar for North Lancing and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This North Lancing, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Lancing, 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 North Lancing includes coordinates 50.838365, -0.320418, 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 North Lancing is available on the North Lancing 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.