The Common, West Sussex Weather
About The Common, West Sussex
The Common presents a quiet expanse of West Sussex terrain where the light filters through the trees with a pale, deliberate clarity. It lies 0.6 miles north of Horsham (from Horsham: bearing 1°T, OS grid TQ 172 314). Beyond the modest residential fringes, the land stretches toward the tranquil waters of Warnham Mill Pond, where the surface tension of the lake holds the reflection of the sky in a mirror of glass. Residents moving through The Common often look toward the nearby bronze figure of The Astronomer, whose metallic gaze offers a sharp, modern contrast to the ancient, slow-growing oaks that define the local horizon. The landscape here carries the residual stillness of a place that has long watched the nearby market town pulse with its weekly trade. Walking the paths toward Horsham Park, one feels the subtle transition from the open, grassy reaches of the residential enclave into the manicured greenery of the wider district. The air in this part of England holds a specific, damp sweetness, particularly when the breeze carries the scent of the nearby reservoir across the low-lying fields. Every evening, the transition of shadows across the ground marks the passing of the day with a precision that seems to echo the mechanical focus of the nearby public art. Such quiet corners define the character of The Common, grounding the suburban rhythm in the persistent, unchanging presence of the surrounding natural world.
Flight conditions near The Common. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for The Common and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This The Common, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Common, 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 The Common includes coordinates 51.070816, -0.327747, 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 The Common is available on the The Common 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.