Goudhurst, Kent Weather
About Goudhurst, Kent
Goudhurst commands a high ridge in the Kentish Weald, where the church spire serves as a lonely lighthouse above the rolling hop gardens and orchards. It lies 5.6 miles south-south-east of Paddock Wood (from Paddock Wood: bearing 147°T, OS grid TQ 722 377), and is situated south-south-west of Brandfold village. The steep, winding streets of Goudhurst reveal a landscape where the sunlight catches the warm, red-brick faces of timbered houses, casting long, sharp shadows in the late afternoon. To the north-west, the quiet, stagnant waters of the Medieval Moated Site At Share Farm preserve a stillness that seems to hold the weight of centuries in its dark, reflective surface. The surrounding countryside drops away into a patchwork of fields where the River Bewl meanders, lending a cool, damp breath to the valley floor during the quieter months. Farmers here have long worked the heavy clay soil, turning the earth in cycles that mirror the slow, steady turn of the seasons. Goudhurst remains a place defined by its elevation, offering wide, vaulted views that stretch toward the hazy horizon of the English Channel on exceptionally clear days. This prominence gives the air a crisp, thinning quality, distinct from the humid density of the lowlands below.
Flight conditions near Goudhurst. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Goudhurst and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Goudhurst, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Goudhurst, 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 Goudhurst includes coordinates 51.112997, 0.458929, 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 Goudhurst is available on the Goudhurst 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.