Bicknor, Kent Weather
About Bicknor, Kent
Bicknor commands a quiet prominence upon the chalky ridges of the North Downs, where the horizon stretches wide across the Kentish landscape. It lies 4.2 miles south-west of Sittingbourne (from Sittingbourne: bearing 223°T, OS grid TQ 861 585), and is situated north-west of Wormshill village. The flint-knapped walls of St James the Less stand as a solitary sentinel, catching the low, pale light that characterises these high, exposed plateaus. To the south-west, the North Downs Way Viewpoint offers a vantage over the rolling topography, where the land falls away in long, rhythmic folds towards the Weald. The soil here is thin and quick to drain, supporting a sparse, hardy agriculture that has defined the character of Bicknor for centuries. Beyond the immediate fields, the Hollingbourne Downs Sssi protects a fragile mosaic of chalk grassland, vital to the rare butterflies that flicker through the summer heat. Bicknor retains a sense of detachment from the bustle of the nearby valleys, existing in a state of suspended, sun-bleached composure.
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About This Bicknor, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bicknor, 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 Bicknor includes coordinates 51.295312, 0.668947, 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 Bicknor is available on the Bicknor 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.