Kilndown, Kent Weather
About Kilndown, Kent
Kilndown rises as a deliberate gathering of brick and timber upon the high, sandstone ridges of the Kentish Weald. It lies 4.5 miles east-north-east of Wadhurst (from Wadhurst: bearing 70°T, OS grid TQ 698 349), and is situated west-north-west of Bedgebury Cross village. The morning light here often catches the soft, autumnal hues of the nearby Scotney Castle SSSI, where the damp air clings to the ancient, moss-covered remains of the quadrangular stone fortifications. Kilndown maintains a quiet dignity, its character shaped by the legacy of the Beresford-Hope family, who once transformed the local landscape with their ambitious architectural patronage. Beyond the manicured gardens, the dense, shadowed canopy of Combwell Wood SSSI offers a stark, wild contrast to the orderly charm of the parish church spire. The ground slopes away toward the hidden creases of the landscape, where the land holds the weight of centuries in its clay-heavy soil. Residents frequently traverse the paths that wind toward the distant reservoir, marking the change of seasons by the shifting reflections upon the water. Such surroundings ensure that Kilndown remains a place where the stillness of the trees feels as significant as the stone and mortar of the dwellings.
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About This Kilndown, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kilndown, 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 Kilndown includes coordinates 51.088885, 0.424433, 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 Kilndown is available on the Kilndown 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.