Chalk streams and flint-walled cottages define the quiet character of Stoughton, where the landscape rises sharply to meet the sky. It lies 4.7 miles north-east of Emsworth (from Emsworth: bearing 45°T, OS grid SU 802 114), and is situated east-north-east of Walderton village. Stoughton rests within the rolling expanse of the South Downs National Park, a protected terrain that dictates the pace of local life. To the north-east, the dense canopy of Inholmes Wood catches the low winter sun, casting long, thin shadows across the valley floor. Ancient barrows mark the higher ridges, serving as silent witnesses to the generations who have walked these paths long before the present day. The nearby Kingley Vale Sssi preserves a rare woodland of ancient yew trees, their twisted, gnarled trunks suggesting a permanence that defies the passage of seasons. Stoughton maintains a sturdy composure, its architecture reflecting a long history of agricultural labour and the stubborn resilience of the Sussex earth. This geography encourages a deep stillness, where the only regular interruption is the wind moving through the high grass of the surrounding hills.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stoughton, 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 Stoughton includes coordinates 50.897013, -0.860696, 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 Stoughton is available on the Stoughton 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.