Hampton, Kent Weather
About Hampton, Kent
Hampton commands a narrow stretch of the Kentish coastline where the grey-blue North Sea meets the low-lying shingle. It lies 1.0 miles west-south-west of Herne Bay (from Herne Bay: bearing 259°T, OS grid TR 161 678), and is situated north-west of Greenhill village. Beyond the residential streets, the salt-heavy air carries the faint, metallic scent of tidal flats at low ebb. To the west, Hampton Coastal Park provides an expansive buffer of green space, where the grass grows coarse and resilient against the relentless offshore winds. The light here has a sharp, clarifying quality, bleaching the colour from the pebbles until they resemble scattered bone along the tideline. A short walk eastward leads toward the mechanical precision of the Herne Bay Mini Golf, a site that marks the transition from quiet maritime solitude to the more structured recreation of the nearby resort. Hampton remains defined by this proximity to the water, existing as a thin, determined line between the encroaching tide and the encroaching suburbs of the Canterbury district. Each morning, the sunrise catches the crests of the waves, illuminating the path where the land finally yields to the sea.
Flight conditions near Hampton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Hampton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hampton, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hampton, 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 Hampton includes coordinates 51.36842, 1.103602, 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 Hampton is available on the Hampton 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.