Hythe, Kent Weather
About Hythe, Kent
Salt air drifts inland over the shingle banks, defining the maritime borders of Hythe. It lies 4.3 miles west of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 260°T, OS grid TR 160 347), and is situated south-south-east of Saltwood village. Once a vital member of the ancient Cinque Ports, the geography here is marked by the deliberate, defensive curves of the Royal Military Canal, which slices through the landscape as a relic of Napoleonic anxieties. The local economy, having long moved past its medieval maritime prominence, now thrives on a quieter commerce of independent shops and coastal tourism that sustains the high street’s enduring vitality.
The bronze statue of Rupert the Bear stands as a whimsical sentinel near the water, reminding passersby that Mary Tourtel, the character's creator, drew inspiration from the local scenery. St Leonard’s Church dominates the hillside, its crypt housing a collection of ancient skulls that offer a stark, contemplative contrast to the bright light reflecting off the pebble-strewn expanse of Hythe Beach. The rhythm of life here is punctuated by the occasional passage of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, a miniature marvel that skirts the edge of the marshes. These quiet streets and the nearby sheltered pockets of Mackeson Square reveal a character shaped more by the persistence of the tide than the clamour of modern ambition.
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Live animated radar for Hythe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hythe, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hythe, 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 town. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Hythe includes coordinates 51.071423, 1.082879, 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 Hythe is available on the Hythe 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.