Ham Green, Kent Weather
About Ham Green, Kent
Ham Green maintains a quiet vigil over the low-lying coastal marshes of the Swale district. It lies 3.5 miles east-north-east of Gillingham (from Gillingham: bearing 68°T, OS grid TQ 847 688), and is situated north-north-east of Upchurch village. Salt-heavy winds drift inland from the nearby Hamgreen Saltings, where the tide dictates the slow movement of silt across the estuary floor. These brackish waters define the horizon, catching the pale, thin light of the Kentish sky in a way that makes the earth feel transient and porous. To the south-south-west, the concrete foundations of the World War II Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gunsite at Wetham Green remain as heavy, silent reminders of a more turbulent era. Ham Green itself exists as a cluster of habitations that seem to hold their breath against the expansive, open geography of the shoreline. The land here possesses a raw, unadorned character, shaped by the relentless friction between the firm soil and the encroaching sea. Visitors to Ham Green often find the silence of the marshes more profound than the noise of the surrounding modern world.
Flight conditions near Ham Green. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Ham Green and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Ham Green, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ham Green, 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 Ham Green includes coordinates 51.388183, 0.653895, 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 Ham Green is available on the Ham Green 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.