Howt Green emerges from the Kentish landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the low, expansive horizon of the Swale. It lies 1.6 miles north-north-west of Sittingbourne (from Sittingbourne: bearing 337°T, OS grid TQ 895 659), and is situated north-east of Bobbing village. The light here possesses a singular, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the nearby waters of the marshes to soften the edges of the surrounding hedgerows. A short distance to the west, the Garden of England Crematorium and Memorial Gardens offers a stillness that complements the unassuming temperament of the local lanes. Howt Green maintains a character shaped by the tension between the encroaching industrial sprawl of the coast and the stubborn, persistent memory of the agricultural fields. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the flat, expansive reach of the Kemsley Marshes draws the eye toward the tidal rhythms of the estuary. This geography dictates a life lived in observation of the changing tides and the shifting, grey-blue skies that hang heavy over the low-lying terrain.
Flight conditions near Howt Green. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Howt Green and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Howt Green, 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 Howt Green includes coordinates 51.361057, 0.721699, 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 Howt Green is available on the Howt Green 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.