Southbourne, West Sussex Weather
About Southbourne, West Sussex
Southbourne retains a quiet, coastal composure as it stretches toward the salt-sprayed horizons of the English Channel. It lies 1.3 miles east of Emsworth (from Emsworth: bearing 86°T, OS grid SU 769 061), and is situated north-west of Nutbourne village. The low-lying terrain here captures a particular quality of light, where the sun bleaches the sky to a pale, ethereal silver above the nearby wetlands of Prinsted Point. Southbourne occupies a landscape defined by the rhythmic pull of the tides, which pull the brine of the Nutbourne Channel toward the shore with a persistent, oceanic gravity. Beyond the modern residential lanes, the air carries the faint, sharp tang of the sea, a scent that lingers long after the breeze has turned. The proximity to the Old Oyster Beds further anchors the land to its maritime heritage, reminding the observer that the coast has always dictated the pace of life here. Ancient field boundaries and flat, open expanses offer a sense of vastness that contrasts with the domestic order of the houses. There is a melancholy beauty in the way the horizon seems to dissolve into the water at dusk, leaving Southbourne in a soft, twilight hush.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Southbourne, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southbourne, 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 Southbourne includes coordinates 50.849365, -0.908266, 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 Southbourne is available on the Southbourne 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.