Kingston, Isle of Wight Weather
About Kingston, Isle of Wight
Kingston remains a quiet aperture in the landscape of the Isle of Wight, where the chalky spine of the island softens into rolling, verdant fields. It lies 5.1 miles south-south-west of Newport (from Newport: bearing 195°T, OS grid SZ 479 813), and is situated north-north-west of Chale Green village. The light here has a particular, translucent quality, catching the edges of the Compton Chine to Steephill Cove SSSI as the coastal winds carry a salt-sharp clarity across the downs. Kingston occupies a position of subtle elevation, with the slopes of Gun Hill rising half a mile to the west to break the monotony of the horizon. Ancient earthworks remain as quiet witnesses to the past, with the barrows near Presford Farm marking the land with their low, grassy mounds. Farmers work the heavy soil in rhythms dictated by the turn of the seasons, maintaining a landscape that feels detached from the frantic pace of the mainland. The air above Kingston is often filled with the cry of gulls navigating the currents that sweep up from the English Channel. Here, the geography defines the character of the place, pinning it firmly between the sheltered valleys and the expansive, exposed heights.
Flight conditions near Kingston. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Kingston and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Kingston, Isle of Wight Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kingston, Isle of Wight, 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 Kingston includes coordinates 50.629515, -1.323235, in the county of Isle of Wight, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Kingston is available on the Kingston map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Isle of Wight 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.