Kemsley, Kent Weather
About Kemsley, Kent
Kemsley draws its character from the industrial legacy of the paper mill that once defined the horizon of the Swale district. It lies 1.6 miles north of Sittingbourne (from Sittingbourne: bearing 5°T, OS grid TQ 907 662), and is situated south-south-east of Iwade village. The low-lying terrain reveals a landscape where the flat, expansive salt marshes of the coast press firmly against the edges of suburban streets. To the east, the quiet presence of Kemsley Marshes offers a vast, open expanse where the sky feels heavier and more immediate than in the crowded interior of the county. The salt-scented air drifts inland, carrying the faint, rhythmic pulse of the tides that have shaped these reaches for centuries. Residents often walk the paths towards the nearby Milton Creek Country Park, where the reeds sway in a persistent, restless wind that seems to scour the earth clean. Kemsley maintains a distinct, functional stillness, defined by the quiet intersection of residential life and the encroaching, wilder geography of the Kentish estuary. Through the grey light of a winter afternoon, the horizon appears infinite, blurring the line between the solid ground and the encroaching water.
Flight conditions near Kemsley. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Kemsley and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Kemsley, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kemsley, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Kemsley includes coordinates 51.363388, 0.738992, 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 Kemsley is available on the Kemsley 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.