Burham, Kent Weather
About Burham, Kent
Burham commands a quiet authority over the chalky slopes of the North Downs, where the Kentish light catches the flint of ancient walls. It lies 1.6 miles east of Snodland (from Snodland: bearing 83°T, OS grid TQ 727 622), and is situated north of Eccles village. The land here leans toward the Medway, giving way to the expansive, reeds-and-water silence of the Holborough to Burham Marshes SSSI, where the wind moves through the grass like a restless tide. Below the higher ridges, the earth holds the secrets of deeper time, occasionally revealing remnants of the Roman occupation that once anchored the local economy to the river’s transit. Burham maintains a stoic character, shaped by the extraction of stone and the persistent, slow work of the seasons. To the northwest, the jagged, water-filled hollows of Peter’s Pit SSSI offer a stark contrast to the cultivated fields, acting as a sanctuary for rare orchids and dragonflies. The architecture of Burham reflects a pragmatic heritage, built from the materials pulled directly from the surrounding hillsides. Evening shadows lengthen across the lanes, grounding the horizon in a stillness that feels both permanent and profoundly indifferent to the passing of years.
Flight conditions near Burham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Burham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Burham, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burham, 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 Burham includes coordinates 51.332681, 0.478736, 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 Burham is available on the Burham 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.