Hawkhurst, Kent Weather
About Hawkhurst, Kent
Hawkhurst commands a ridge of the High Weald, where the heavy clay earth offers a stubborn, fertile foundation for its sprawling, two-part geography. It lies 7.7 miles west of Tenterden (from Tenterden: bearing 260°T, OS grid TQ 760 305), and is situated north-north-east of The Moor village. Slate-grey skies often press down upon the rooftops, yet the light catches the iron-rich soil that once fuelled the local furnace industry. A short walk from the central crossroads, the Kino Cinema occupies a repurposed Victorian building, casting a glow of modern artifice into the quiet evening air. Beyond the main thoroughfare, the land dips toward the winding path of Babbes Gill, where the water cuts a sharp, cold line through the undergrowth. The surrounding parish encompasses vast swathes of woodland, where the dense canopy of Bedgebury Forest regulates the local climate and provides a sanctuary for quiet contemplation. Hawkhurst maintains a distinct character, defined by its elevation and the persistent, rhythmic pulse of the Wealden landscape. Residents often look toward the horizon, where the rolling topography blurs into a hazy, blue-hued distance.
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Live animated radar for Hawkhurst and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hawkhurst, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hawkhurst, 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 Hawkhurst includes coordinates 51.047471, 0.509918, 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 Hawkhurst is available on the Hawkhurst 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.