Deal, Kent Weather
About Deal, Kent
Deal commands a rugged stretch of the Kentish coastline where the North Sea meets the shingle with a persistent, rhythmic churning. It lies 4.4 miles south-east of Sandwich (from Sandwich: bearing 144°T, OS grid TR 375 525), and is situated east of Sholden village. Once a vital limb of the Cinque Ports, the maritime character of the harbour shaped a local economy that long balanced naval service with the clandestine trade of smugglers. Today, the salt-weathered facades look out over a horizon where the light often turns a bruised, metallic grey, reflecting the heavy history of a coast that served as the nation’s shield against invasion.
Deal Castle remains a formidable reminder of this defensive past, its low, curved walls built to withstand the heavy artillery of a Tudor age. Beyond the fortifications, the promenade invites a slower pace, leading visitors toward the long, elegant reach of Deal Pier as it stretches into the cold, bracing currents. The novelist Patrick O'Brian found his inspiration in these quiet streets, drawing upon the same atmosphere that lingers near the Time Ball Tower. Whether walking past the local museum or enjoying the open space of Victoria Park, one senses a place that prefers the honesty of the tides to the noise of modern excess.
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Live animated radar for Deal and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Deal, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Deal, 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 town. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Deal includes coordinates 51.222722, 1.399969, 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 Deal is available on the Deal 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.