Washington, West Sussex Weather
About Washington, West Sussex
Washington reveals itself as a collection of flint-walled cottages and tiled roofs, caught in the quiet transition between the rolling chalk slopes and the wealden clay. It lies 3.5 miles west-north-west of Steyning (from Steyning: bearing 291°T, OS grid TQ 122 131), and is situated south of Rock village. The landscape here is defined by the South Downs National Park, which bestows a vast, breathable clarity upon the horizon. To the north-north-west, the rise of Warren Hill breaks the skyline, offering a vantage point where the light catches the pale, exposed chalk like bone. Ancient history marks the ground, with the Bowl Barrow on Chanctonbury Hill standing as a silent, earthen witness to those who walked these ridges centuries ago. Washington maintains a sturdy, unpretentious character, where the architecture of the past persists alongside the modern pulse of the nearby road networks. The wind often carries the scent of damp earth and crushed gorse from the high ground above. Residents and visitors alike move through a space where the heavy, ancient stillness of the hills balances the steady, fleeting passage of time.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Washington, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Washington, 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 Washington includes coordinates 50.906691, -0.405378, 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 Washington is available on the Washington 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.