Ham Hill rises as a modest ridge of land that overlooks the transition between the chalky North Downs and the lower river valleys of Kent. It lies 0.7 miles south-south-west of Snodland (from Snodland: bearing 198°T, OS grid TQ 699 607), and is situated north-north-west of Lunsford village. The light here catches the pale, flinty soil, revealing a landscape that feels perpetually expectant of the changing seasons. To the east, the expansive waters of Leybourne Lakes Country Park provide a sudden, glassy depth to the horizon that contrasts with the firm, earthy incline of the ridge itself. The proximity of the Snodland Mill Stream pulls the eye toward the low-lying dampness of the valley floor, where reeds and currents dictate the slow movement of the day. Ham Hill retains a quiet, stoic character, avoiding the restlessness of larger neighbouring hubs while holding tight to its own gravelly geology. Walking the paths here, one notices how the air shifts from the sharp, open clarity of the high ground to the heavy, fecund scent of water rising from the nearby wetlands. It is a place where the modern pulse of the district feels distant, muted by the persistent, unhurried growth of hedgerows and the quiet endurance of the terrain.
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Live animated radar for Ham Hill and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ham Hill, 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 suburban area. 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 Hill includes coordinates 51.320443, 0.437515, 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 Hill is available on the Ham Hill 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.