Hicks Forstal, Kent Weather
About Hicks Forstal, Kent
Hicks Forstal emerges as a quiet convergence of lanes amidst the expansive, verdant tapestry of the Kentish countryside. It lies 2.5 miles north of Fordwich (from Fordwich: bearing 3°T, OS grid TR 181 638), and is situated south of Herne Common village. The landscape here holds a particular stillness, where the air often carries the heavy, humid scent of damp earth rising from the nearby East Blean Woods SSSI. These ancient woodlands, stretching across 151 hectares, exert a profound influence on the character of Hicks Forstal, pressing their dense, shadowed edges against the eastern boundary of the hamlet. Beyond these trees, the terrain transitions into a mosaic of small fields and hedgerows that have remained largely undisturbed by the frantic pace of modern expansion. Residents often walk the narrow verges toward the west, where the proximity of Wildwood provides a rare opportunity to observe native wildlife within the shelter of the forest. Hicks Forstal remains a place of subtle transitions, where the light of a low winter sun catches the frost on the meadows and reveals the enduring, unadorned geometry of the land.
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Live animated radar for Hicks Forstal and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hicks Forstal, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hicks Forstal, 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 Hicks Forstal includes coordinates 51.331849, 1.129588, 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 Hicks Forstal is available on the Hicks Forstal 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.