Eastwood, Kent Weather
About Eastwood, Kent
Eastwood commands a modest ridge of the Kentish Weald, where the heavy clay soil clings to the boots of those who walk its quiet lanes. It lies 7.5 miles south-east of Maidstone (from Maidstone: bearing 128°T, OS grid TQ 857 484), and is situated south-east of Ulcombe village. The horizon here is dominated by the dark, persistent silhouette of Green Hill, a reminder of the rising topography that defines the local weather patterns. Autumnal light often catches the hedgerows in a sharp, metallic gold, illuminating the transition from the manicured fields to the wilder, unkempt corners of the landscape. To the north-west, the dense canopy of King’s Wood draws the damp air toward the valley floor, creating a cool, subterranean hush that contrasts with the exposed nature of Eastwood itself. Architecture in Eastwood remains stubbornly utilitarian, reflecting the agricultural pragmatism that has long governed the rhythms of the surrounding orchards. A certain stoic silence prevails over the paddocks, broken only by the mechanical hum of tractors or the sudden, erratic flight of a pheasant breaking cover. Life in Eastwood persists with a quiet efficiency, indifferent to the encroaching sprawl of the larger world beyond the county boundary.
Flight conditions near Eastwood. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Eastwood and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Eastwood, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Eastwood, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Eastwood includes coordinates 51.205504, 0.657222, 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 Eastwood is available on the Eastwood 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.