Chalk, Kent Weather
About Chalk, Kent
Chalk retains a quiet presence where the Kentish landscape softens toward the wide, grey expanse of the Thames estuary. It lies 1.6 miles east-south-east of Gravesend (from Gravesend: bearing 118°T, OS grid TQ 671 730). Salt-bitten winds often drift inland from the nearby Westcourt Marshes, carrying the sharp, briny scent of tidal mud and shifting reeds. To the east, the Great Clane Lane Marshes offer a flat, expansive horizon where the sky appears vast and heavy against the low-lying fields. Charles Dickens once walked these paths, finding inspiration in the stark, lonely beauty of the river marshes that define the northern edge of Chalk. The architecture here holds the sturdy, unpretentious character of a place that has long served as a gateway between the bustling docks of the river and the rolling hills of the North Downs. Ancient flint walls often border the lanes, their pale, knapped surfaces reflecting the pale, watery light that characterises this stretch of the Thames. Even as suburban lanes branch out, Chalk maintains a distinct atmosphere defined by the rhythmic movement of the tides and the distant, low hum of maritime industry.
Flight conditions near Chalk. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Chalk and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Chalk, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chalk, 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 Chalk includes coordinates 51.431663, 0.402758, 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 Chalk is available on the Chalk 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.