Dungeness, Kent Weather
About Dungeness, Kent
Shifting expanses of shingle define the stark, otherworldly horizon of Dungeness. It lies 3.7 miles south-east of Lydd (from Lydd: bearing 126°T, OS grid TR 092 175), and is situated south of Lydd-on-Sea village. Salt-crusted winds scour the vast, barren promontory, where the low-slung architecture of Dungeness seems to crouch against the relentless pull of the tide. Beyond the rusted hulls of abandoned fishing boats, the Dungeness Old Lighthouse rises like a sentinel, its blackened brickwork marking a history of maritime navigation. Inland, the still, dark waters of the Long Pits mirror the vast, pale sky, providing a sanctuary for migratory birds that find respite in this desolate expanse. The relentless brightness of the coastal light here possesses a clarity that renders every pebble and strand of wire grass with startling, clinical precision. Rare flora clings to the flinty ground, thriving in a harsh environment that demands absolute resilience from all living things. Silence reigns across the desolate beach, save for the rhythmic, grinding retreat of the sea against the endless accumulation of stones.
Flight conditions near Dungeness. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Dungeness and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Dungeness, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dungeness, 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 Dungeness includes coordinates 50.919278, 0.975329, 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 Dungeness is available on the Dungeness 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.