Stopham, West Sussex Weather
About Stopham, West Sussex
Stopham commands the quiet transition where the Arun river bends through the verdant heart of the South Downs National Park. It lies 3.4 miles east-south-east of Petworth (from Petworth: bearing 120°T, OS grid TQ 026 189), and is situated east of Fittleworth village. The low sun catches the ancient masonry of Stopham Bridge, a structure that has watched the river’s slow, deliberate movement for centuries. To the west, the gentle rise of Limbourne Hill breaks the horizon, offering a vantage point over fields that have long been tempered by the patient hands of local farmers. The air here carries a distinct clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the water and the absence of the frantic pace found in larger, more hurried districts. Beyond the immediate cluster of homes, the valley of Braziers Bottom dips away into a soft, grassy hollow that seems to hold the morning mist long after the rest of the world has dried. Stopham remains defined by this stillness, where the rhythmic flow of the landscape and the enduring weight of stone landmarks anchor the spirit to the earth.
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Live animated radar for Stopham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Stopham, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stopham, 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 Stopham includes coordinates 50.960461, -0.540239, 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 Stopham is available on the Stopham 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.