Coolinge, Kent Weather
About Coolinge, Kent
Coolinge reveals a quiet transition between the dense urbanity of the coast and the rising chalk hills of the Kent Downs. It lies 1.2 miles west of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 267°T, OS grid TR 208 359). The afternoon light here often catches the pale stone of the Martello Tower No 5 at the nearby school, a sentinel of a more defensive age watching over the modern suburban expansion. Coolinge maintains a character defined by its pragmatic layout, where residential streets meet the sudden, sharp incline of the land. Residents walk past the public artworks on Welson Road, where metal and colour offer a sharp, deliberate contrast to the muted greens of the hedgerows. Beyond these borders, the landscape slopes gently toward the sea, carrying the salt-heavy air that defines this corner of the South East. The rhythm of the days here is dictated by the steady movement of the tide and the distant, constant hum of the coast road. Through the changing seasons, Coolinge holds a stillness that suggests the weight of the cliffs pressing down from the north.
Flight conditions near Coolinge. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Coolinge and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Coolinge, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coolinge, 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 Coolinge includes coordinates 51.080674, 1.152166, 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 Coolinge is available on the Coolinge 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.