Bearsted, Kent Weather
About Bearsted, Kent
Bearsted maintains a quiet composure beneath the shifting Kentish skies, where the heavy scent of damp earth often clings to the morning air. It lies 2.3 miles east of Maidstone (from Maidstone: bearing 99°T, OS grid TQ 795 551), and is situated north of Otham village. A central expanse of grass serves as the heart of Bearsted, its wide perimeter defined by a collection of period houses that seem to observe the passing seasons with a patient, stony indifference. To the east, the landscape rises toward the modest elevation of Lilk Hill, a vantage point that catches the pale, slanted sunlight of late afternoon. Below this rise, the waters of The Lilk run with a muted clarity, carving a narrow path through the land that has persisted long after the local industries of the past have faded. The church of Holy Cross stands as a prominent anchor, its flint and ragstone walls absorbing the history of a place that has evolved from a simple agricultural stop into a residential focus. Residents often walk the perimeter of The Green, where the precise, manicured turf offers a stark contrast to the wilder, unkempt hedgerows that mark the edges of the surrounding fields. Every turn of the lane reveals how Bearsted balances its deep-rooted past with the persistent, modern hum of the nearby rail connection.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Bearsted, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bearsted, 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 village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bearsted includes coordinates 51.267535, 0.572744, 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 Bearsted is available on the Bearsted 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.