Buckland, Kent Weather
About Buckland, Kent
Buckland reveals itself through the steady, purposeful flow of the River Dour, which winds through the valley floor like a ribbon of hammered silver. It lies 0.8 miles north-west of Dover (from Dover: bearing 324°T, OS grid TR 307 427). The landscape rises sharply towards the chalk heights of Long Hill, where the pale, exposed earth catches the shifting Kentish light. Historically, Buckland flourished as a centre for papermaking, its water-powered mills once humming with the industrious rhythm of the industrial age. Today, the quiet surface of the nearby Mill Stream reflects the sky, offering a tranquil counterpoint to the busy transport arteries that carve through the district. Residents often walk the paths where the water’s edge meets the grass, marking the seasons by the changing clarity of the current. Stone structures and modest brick terraces remain, holding the echoes of a time when the river dictated the pace of daily labour. Buckland maintains a distinct character, anchored by this intersection of chalky elevation and the persistent, life-giving pulse of the stream.
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Live animated radar for Buckland and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Buckland, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buckland, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Buckland includes coordinates 51.137862, 1.297284, 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 Buckland is available on the Buckland 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.