Leigh, Kent Weather
About Leigh, Kent
Leigh reveals itself through the low, soft light that catches the timber-framed houses lining its expansive green. It lies 2.4 miles west of Tonbridge (from Tonbridge: bearing 278°T, OS grid TQ 549 465), and is situated east-south-east of Charcott village. The River Medway winds through the surrounding floodplains, often leaving the meadows near Hall Place Lake with a silver, mirror-like sheen after heavy rains. Historically, the land has remained tied to the quiet rhythm of the seasons, maintaining a composure that feels entirely removed from the bustle of the nearby rail lines. St Mary’s Church anchors the skyline, its stone tower watching over the fields where the medieval moated site of Great Barnett’s rests in near-total silence. During the autumn months, the air takes on a crisp, damp scent of decaying leaves and woodsmoke that drifts across the open common. Leigh preserves a sense of stillness that invites a slower pace, grounding the observer in the steady, enduring geology of the Weald.
Flight conditions near Leigh. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Leigh and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Leigh, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leigh, 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 Leigh includes coordinates 51.197307, 0.216212, 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 Leigh is available on the Leigh 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.