Iwade, Kent Weather
About Iwade, Kent
Iwade maintains a quiet vigilance over the flat, expansive plains that stretch toward the Swale estuary. It lies 2.6 miles north of Sittingbourne (from Sittingbourne: bearing 354°T, OS grid TQ 900 677), and is situated north-north-east of Bobbing village. Salt-heavy winds often sweep across the low horizon, carrying the sharp, briny scent of the nearby Coldharbour Marshes deep into the lanes. To the north, the earth rises slightly at Raspberry Hill, a modest prominence that offers a vantage point over the industrial reach of the distant Ridham docks. The light here has a thin, bleached quality, reflecting off the wide skies and the silvered grasses that fringe the water’s edge. History sits heavily in the soil, marked by the concrete remnants of the anti-aircraft gunsite that once scanned these same horizons for the drone of engines. Iwade persists as a place of sparse, functional beauty, where the horizon remains the most significant feature of the day.
Flight conditions near Iwade. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Iwade and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Iwade, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Iwade, 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 Iwade includes coordinates 51.377066, 0.729447, 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 Iwade is available on the Iwade 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.