Rake, West Sussex Weather
About Rake, West Sussex
Rake occupies a distinct rise where the terrain shifts between the Hampshire border and the rolling expanse of West Sussex. It lies 4.4 miles north-east of Petersfield (from Petersfield: bearing 53°T, OS grid SU 802 276), and is situated east-south-east of The Mint village. Rake rests comfortably within the South Downs National Park, where the air holds a sharpness caught from the high ridges of the chalk downs. To the south-west, the dense canopy of the Rake Hanger SSSI creates a deep, verdant shadow that contrasts with the pale, reflective surfaces of the nearby Coloured Ponds. The light here often feels filtered through layers of ancient woodland, casting a quiet, amber clarity over the gardens and lanes. Rake maintains a sense of deliberate isolation, as if the surrounding hills hold back the restlessness of the modern world. Travellers passing through might notice how the horizon seems to close in, framed by the steep rise of Combe Hill and the heavy, silent presence of the woodlands. Rake serves as a threshold, a place where the landscape demands attention before one moves further into the heart of the national park.
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About This Rake, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rake, 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 Rake includes coordinates 51.042949, -0.856465, 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 Rake is available on the Rake 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.