Cliffe, Kent Weather
About Cliffe, Kent
Cliffe commands a distinctive position on the Hoo Peninsula, where the flat, expansive horizon of the Thames Estuary meets the solid, chalky earth of Kent. It lies 4.9 miles south-south-east of Stanford-le-Hope (from Stanford-le-Hope: bearing 155°T, OS grid TQ 736 765), and is situated west-north-west of Cooling village. The light here has a sharp, maritime clarity, caught and reflected by the vast, open expanse of Cliffe Marshes that stretch northwards toward the rhythmic pulse of the tide. Beyond the village boundaries, the water of Allen's Pond holds the grey-blue sky in a stillness that contrasts with the restless gulls overhead. To the west, the ground rises toward the quiet prominence of The Pinnacle, offering a vantage point where the industrial silhouettes of the river seem to dissolve into the haze. Cliffe maintains a character defined by this transition between the heavy, ancient clay of the inland fields and the salt-bitten air of the wetlands. History remains present in the weathered masonry of nearby Cooling Castle, a reminder of a defensive past that once guarded this vulnerable, low-lying reach. Cliffe endures as a place where the land does not merely hold the weight of buildings, but actively shapes the way the wind moves across the fields.
Flight conditions near Cliffe. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Cliffe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Cliffe, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cliffe, 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 Cliffe includes coordinates 51.461191, 0.497687, 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 Cliffe is available on the Cliffe 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.