Strood Green emerges from the West Sussex landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the low, heavy light of the Low Weald. It lies 2.7 miles west-north-west of Horsham (from Horsham: bearing 301°T, OS grid TQ 135 326), and is situated north-west of Broadbridge Heath village. The terrain here holds a damp, persistent memory of the clay soil, which clings to the boots of those traversing the footpaths toward the North River. To the southwest, the Slinfold Stream and Quarry SSSI marks a landscape where the geological history of the region is laid bare, revealing the fossil-rich layers beneath the modern surface. The atmosphere around Strood Green is one of stillness, where the hum of distant traffic is often subsumed by the subtle rustle of hedgerows and the shifting canopy of nearby woodland. Ancient routes still exert a pull on the geography, as the proximity to the Roman Woods reminds the observer that this ground has been trodden by countless generations of travellers. The architecture here avoids grandiosity, preferring to mirror the modest, functional silhouettes of the surrounding farmsteads. In the autumn, the air carries a distinct sharpness, as if the cooling earth is exhaling the dampness collected during the summer months. Strood Green remains a place where the horizon is kept close by the trees, creating a sense of intimacy that defines the daily experience of its residents.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Strood Green, 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 Strood Green includes coordinates 51.082028, -0.380625, 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 Strood Green is available on the Strood Green 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.