Prinsted, West Sussex Weather
About Prinsted, West Sussex
Prinsted remains a quiet expanse of coastal land where the salt-heavy air clings to the hedgerows and the tidal rhythm of the Chichester Harbour defines the day. It lies 1.1 miles east-south-east of Emsworth (from Emsworth: bearing 109°T, OS grid SU 766 053), and is situated south-south-west of Southbourne village. The landscape opens towards the water, where the mudflats at Prinsted Point shift in hue from bruised violet to pale silver as the tide retreats. Beneath the vast, unburdened sky of West Sussex, the land holds a stillness that seems to suspend the passage of time. Salt spray drifts inland toward the fields, carrying the briny scent of the Nutbourne Channel as it winds its way toward the open sea. This coastal edge possesses a raw, elemental grace, indifferent to the encroaching bustle of neighbouring roads. Prinsted endures as a place of low horizons and wide, reflective waters, where the land and the channel meet in a silent, perpetual embrace.
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About This Prinsted, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prinsted, 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 Prinsted includes coordinates 50.842757, -0.913292, 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 Prinsted is available on the Prinsted 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.