Clap Hill, Kent Weather
About Clap Hill, Kent
Clap Hill emerges from the Kentish landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the slope that shares its name. It lies 4.7 miles south-east of Ashford (from Ashford: bearing 141°T, OS grid TR 058 369), and is situated north of Aldington village. The earth here rises in a deliberate, measured swell, offering a vantage point where the light seems to linger longer against the brickwork of older cottages. To the west, the eponymous Clap Hill commands the immediate horizon, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the fields as the afternoon wanes. The land carries a deep, mineral scent, especially where the air cools near the Bower Road Stream, which winds its path through the lower ground to the north. Further afield, the ancient silence of Bilsington Priory acts as a gravitational anchor for the surrounding history, reminding passers-by of the centuries that have settled into the clay. These elevations and watercourses dictate the rhythm of the local geography, creating a topography that feels both intimate and exposed to the wide, pale sky. Clap Hill remains a place where the physical weight of the terrain is felt in every step, grounding the observer in the persistent, quiet endurance of the Kentish countryside.
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Live animated radar for Clap Hill and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Clap Hill, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clap Hill, 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 Clap Hill includes coordinates 51.094903, 0.938972, 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 Clap Hill is available on the Clap Hill 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.