Racton, West Sussex Weather
About Racton, West Sussex
Racton emerges from the verdant folds of the West Sussex landscape as a quiet witness to the shifting seasons. It lies 3.0 miles north-east of Emsworth (from Emsworth: bearing 45°T, OS grid SU 782 093), and is situated south-west of Walderton village. The air here holds a distinct clarity, catching the light as it spills across the chalky ridges that define the South Downs National Park. To the south-west, the hidden contours of Ellbridge Dell offer a sanctuary of deep shade and ancient, damp earth. The horizon is marked by the stark, ruinous silhouette of the Racton Monument, a folly that commands the view like a sentinel guarding the passage of time. Beyond the immediate fields, the dense canopy of Watergate Hanger stretches toward the north, its trees swaying with a rhythmic, heavy grace in the coastal breeze. Racton remains a place of singular poise, where the pale stone of the local architecture reflects the soft, temperate sun of the southern counties. Such landscapes possess a lingering stillness, inviting a contemplative gaze upon the quiet harmony of field and sky.
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Live animated radar for Racton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Racton, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Racton, 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 Racton includes coordinates 50.87855, -0.889589, 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 Racton is available on the Racton 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.