Chartham Hatch, Kent Weather
About Chartham Hatch, Kent
Chartham Hatch occupies a quiet ridge where the air holds the crisp, salt-tinged clarity of the distant North Downs. It lies 3.1 miles west-south-west of Canterbury (from Canterbury: bearing 258°T, OS grid TR 099 566), and is situated north-north-west of Chartham village. Ancient tracks once used by pilgrims now wind their way past the verdant canopy of Howfield Wood, where the light filters through the leaves in sharp, angular shafts. Chartham Hatch remains defined by its proximity to the Stour valley, a landscape that retains a stubborn, agricultural composure despite the encroaching hum of modernity. To the east, the earth rises toward the iron-age earthworks of Bigberry Camp, a site where the contours of history remain etched into the very soil of the hillside. The local architecture possesses a restrained, functional elegance, mirroring the honest industry of the hop-picking traditions that long sustained the families living here. These lanes, bordered by thick, untrimmed hedges, offer an unpretentious solitude that feels entirely distinct from the bustling streets of the nearby cathedral city.
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About This Chartham Hatch, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chartham Hatch, 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 Chartham Hatch includes coordinates 51.269934, 1.008403, 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 Chartham Hatch is available on the Chartham Hatch 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.