Harrietsham, Kent Weather
About Harrietsham, Kent
Harrietsham presents a quiet face to the North Downs, where the land rises in gentle, chalky swells that catch the morning light with a pale, silvered clarity. It lies 7.0 miles east-south-east of Maidstone (from Maidstone: bearing 108°T, OS grid TQ 868 525), and is situated north-north-west of Platt's Heath village. The local topography is defined by the steady, persistent movement of water, as the River Len winds through the low-lying meadows just west of the parish boundary. A short walk reveals the serene surface of Home Lake, which mirrors the shifting clouds and provides a focal point for the quietude of the surrounding fields. The architecture of Harrietsham bears the mark of centuries, particularly in the flint and ragstone masonry of St John the Baptist Church, which stands as a sturdy anchor for the spirit. Beyond the churchyard, the landscape deepens into the verdant embrace of King's Wood, a vast expanse that has watched over the inhabitants since antiquity. These woods temper the wind and offer a cool, shadowed refuge that contrasts sharply with the open, sun-drenched arable acres nearby. Harrietsham maintains a character shaped by its agricultural legacy, where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates the pulse of the daily walk and the turning of the soil.
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About This Harrietsham, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harrietsham, 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 Harrietsham includes coordinates 51.241951, 0.675256, 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 Harrietsham is available on the Harrietsham 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.