Acton, Kent Weather
About Acton, Kent
Acton emerges from the low-lying fields of the Kentish Weald as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the shifting, watery light of the Rother levels. It lies 3.7 miles south-south-east of Tenterden (from Tenterden: bearing 157°T, OS grid TQ 906 277), and is situated east of Wittersham village. The horizon here is vast and pale, often dominated by the heavy, silvered skies that press down upon the flat expanse of the marshlands. A short distance to the west, the gentle depression of Bate’s Gill draws the eye toward a landscape where the earth feels soft and saturated with ancient, hidden currents. The land surrounding Acton retains a stubborn, agricultural pulse, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the texture of the soil and the height of the hedgerows. Further north, the timbered presence of Smallhythe Place anchors the local heritage, standing as a sentinel against the encroaching silence of the meadows. These open spaces offer a stark, unadorned beauty, where the wind moves across the grasses with a persistent, restless energy. Through the stillness, Acton maintains a solitary character, indifferent to the encroaching sprawl of busier, more frantic districts.
Flight conditions near Acton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Acton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Acton, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Acton, Kent, 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. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Acton includes coordinates 51.017857, 0.717188, in the county of Kent, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Acton is available on the Acton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Kent 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.