Norton, West Sussex Weather
About Norton, West Sussex
Norton holds a quiet, unassuming presence on the flat, salt-brined landscape of the West Sussex coast. It lies 1.5 miles north-north-east of Selsey (from Selsey: bearing 17°T, OS grid SZ 860 954). The horizon here is vast and pale, dominated by an expansive sky that seems to press down upon the low-lying fields. Norton sits within the protected expanse of the Pagham Harbour SSSI, where the saline air carries the sharp, clean scent of tidal mud and wintering wildfowl. To the north, the waters of Ferry Channel trace a slow, serpentine path through the saltmarshes, reflecting the shifting moods of the maritime light. The land around Norton remains stubbornly rural, defined by the rhythm of the tides rather than the clamour of modern industry. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Ferry Pool Pond offer a sanctuary for birds, their stillness providing a stark contrast to the restless movement of the nearby Channel. Norton preserves an air of solitude, existing as a thin, resilient thread in a landscape where the sea is always reaching inland to reclaim the earth.
Flight conditions near Norton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Norton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Norton, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Norton, 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 Norton includes coordinates 50.752594, -0.782168, 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 Norton is available on the Norton 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.