Cheriton, Kent Weather
About Cheriton, Kent
Cheriton gathers the salt-heavy winds from the English Channel, its streets caught in the steady hum of a working landscape shaped by the proximity of the coast. It lies 1.7 miles west-north-west of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 284°T, OS grid TR 200 367), and is situated south-east of Peene village. The light here often takes on a pale, translucent quality, reflecting off the chalky limestone that rises towards the formidable silhouette of Cheriton Hill. Above the bustle of the high street, the land ascends in a series of ancient, grassy swells that command a view over the sprawling transit lines below. One might find a quiet reflection of history near the Bronze Age Bowl Barrow and World War 2 Pill Box, where the weight of millennia presses against the concrete scars of more modern conflicts. These high ridges offer a vantage point where the sky seems to stretch wider, offering a stark contrast to the dense, brick-lined arteries of the lower residential blocks. Cheriton maintains a distinct character, balancing the utilitarian pulse of its modern infrastructure with the enduring, silent majesty of the northern heights. Every corner of the pavement holds the quiet persistence of a place that has long watched the world travel through its gates.
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Live animated radar for Cheriton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Cheriton, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cheriton, 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 Cheriton includes coordinates 51.087834, 1.141156, 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 Cheriton is available on the Cheriton 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.