Woodgate emerges from the flat, industrious plains of the West Sussex coastal strip, where the low sun casts long, thin shadows across the fields. It lies 3.2 miles north of Bognor Regis (from Bognor Regis: bearing 5°T, OS grid SU 941 042), and is situated south-south-east of Westergate village. The horizon here is dominated by the quiet, purposeful movement of water, as the Lidsey Rife winds its way through the nearby landscape with a slow, deliberate gravity. A subtle dampness often clings to the air, rising from the heavy clay soils that have long defined the agricultural character of the local geography. Woodgate maintains a steady, functional relationship with its surroundings, far removed from the ornamental posturing of larger tourist destinations. Not far to the west, the ancient, earth-bound silhouette of the Keep Of Tote Copse Castle stands as a silent witness to the centuries that have shaped these low-lying meadows. The light in this corner of the Arun district possesses a peculiar, silvery clarity, illuminating the intersection of modern road networks and the enduring, sluggish pulse of the drainage ditches. Each morning, the hamlet awakens to the rhythmic hum of transit, a stark contrast to the quiet, moss-softened ruins that linger quietly in the periphery of the parish.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Woodgate, 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 Woodgate includes coordinates 50.830062, -0.664781, 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 Woodgate is available on the Woodgate 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.