Hockley, Kent Weather
About Hockley, Kent
Hockley remains a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the sparse, open character of the Kentish landscape. It lies 4.3 miles south-west of Faversham (from Faversham: bearing 214°T, OS grid TQ 980 554), and is situated north-west of Throwley Forstal village. The land here slopes with a subtle, insistent gravity toward the sheltered lowlands, where the soil holds the damp chill of the morning long after the sun has risen. A short distance to the north-east, the expansive grounds of Belmont Park offer an 83-hectare relief of mature trees and managed vistas that frame the local horizon. Hockley shares this same quiet air, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke through the hedgerows. The nearby Belmont House and Gardens provide a formal elegance to the surrounding countryside, contrasting with the unassuming, pragmatic architecture of the local farmsteads. These fields demand a steady, daily labour, and the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more than any mechanical clock. Here, the sky feels vast and unencumbered, casting a pale, searching light over the rooftops that marks the passing of the afternoon.
Flight conditions near Hockley. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Hockley and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hockley, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hockley, 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 Hockley includes coordinates 51.264072, 0.836916, 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 Hockley is available on the Hockley 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.