Broad Oak, Kent Weather
About Broad Oak, Kent
Broad Oak catches the pale, slanted light of the Kentish morning across its low-lying fields, where the horizon dissolves into a soft, grey-green haze. It lies 1.3 miles north-west of Fordwich (from Fordwich: bearing 323°T, OS grid TR 167 613), and is situated north-west of Sturry village. The landscape here retains a quiet, industrious dignity, defined by the persistent growth of the nearby West Blean And Thornden Woods Sssi, which stretches its ancient, sprawling canopy toward the horizon. Broad Oak maintains a distinct character, where the scent of damp earth and woodsmoke lingers in the air as the day cools. Travellers might notice how the proximity to the Sturry Pit Sssi reveals the underlying geological patience of the terrain, a silent chronicle of shifting strata beneath the topsoil. The architecture of the lanes reflects a pragmatic history, eschewing grand gestures for the solid, reliable comfort of vernacular brick and timber. In the stillness of an afternoon, one can observe the way the shadows lengthen across the local lanes, turning the mundane passage of time into something measurable and precise. Broad Oak remains a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more effectively than any clock.
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Live animated radar for Broad Oak and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Broad Oak, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Broad Oak, 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 Broad Oak includes coordinates 51.309832, 1.108586, 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 Broad Oak is available on the Broad Oak 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.