Gibraltar, Kent Weather
About Gibraltar, Kent
Gibraltar maintains a modest, quiet presence upon the chalky ridges that overlook the English Channel. It lies 2.2 miles north-west of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 326°T, OS grid TR 207 390), and is situated south-west of Hawkinge village. The wind here carries the salt-sharp tang of the sea, brushing against the pale, exposed soil where the land rises toward the Folkestone To Etchinghill Escarpment Sssi. Beneath the shifting clouds, the terrain feels sparse and exposed, marked by the stark, skeletal remains of the Airfield Fire Station that recall a time of urgent, aerial vigilance. Gibraltar keeps its own counsel, far removed from the bustle of the coast, defined instead by the vast, open skies that have long dictated the rhythm of life on these heights. The proximity of Cheriton Hill adds a sense of vertical scale to the geography, anchoring the horizon with its firm, rounded silhouette. Walking through the quiet lanes, one notices how the light refracts differently against the limestone, lending a brief, ethereal clarity to the modest hedgerows. Gibraltar endures as a functional fragment of the Kentish landscape, where the echoes of history are held firmly in the earth rather than in monument or fanfare.
Flight conditions near Gibraltar. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Gibraltar and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Gibraltar, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gibraltar, 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 Gibraltar includes coordinates 51.107804, 1.152127, 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 Gibraltar is available on the Gibraltar 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.