Pound Hill, West Sussex Weather
About Pound Hill, West Sussex
Pound Hill rises as a quiet, elevated ridge in the landscape of West Sussex, offering views that stretch toward the horizon of the Weald. It lies 1.8 miles east-north-east of Crawley (from Crawley: bearing 72°T, OS grid TQ 297 375), and is situated south-west of Copthorne village. Ancient earthworks remain as silent witnesses to the past, with the moated site near Gatwick Stream grounding the modern suburban streets in a much older, deeper history. The stillness of the water at The Moat provides a reflective contrast to the steady hum of commuter life that defines the daily rhythm of Pound Hill. Sunlight often catches the leaves of trees near Milton Mount Gardens, where the air holds a cool, damp freshness peculiar to these patches of protected green space. Beyond these points, the land slopes away toward the gentle drainage of local brooks, which carry the rainfall of the South East toward the sea. Residents walk paths that have been trodden for centuries, moving between the legacy of the old woodland and the structured order of a twentieth-century expansion. There is a particular clarity to the light here in the late afternoon, illuminating the brickwork and gardens with a soft, amber gravity.
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About This Pound Hill, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pound Hill, 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 Pound Hill includes coordinates 51.122711, -0.147907, 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 Pound Hill is available on the Pound Hill 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.