Lenham Heath, Kent Weather
About Lenham Heath, Kent
Lenham Heath reveals itself through a low-slung horizon where the chalky spine of the North Downs dictates the movement of the clouds. It lies 7.3 miles north-west of Ashford (from Ashford: bearing 309°T, OS grid TQ 915 497), and is situated west-north-west of Charing Heath village. The landscape here falls within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where the light seems to linger longer over the hedgerows than it does in the crowded valleys below. To the west, the expansive grounds of Chilston Park hold a quiet, heavy stillness, their ancient tree lines sheltering the earth from the bite of the prevailing winds. A short distance away, the Mill Pond catches the grey-blue of the sky, its surface often ruffled by the sudden, restless flight of waterfowl. Lenham Heath maintains a modest, unassuming rhythm, defined more by the seasonal shift of the soil than by the intrusions of the modern road network. The air frequently carries the scent of damp loam and woodsmoke, a testament to the enduring agricultural character of this corner of Kent. Even as the afternoon deepens into dusk, the silhouette of the land remains etched against the fading light with a stark, melancholic clarity.
Flight conditions near Lenham Heath. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Lenham Heath and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Lenham Heath, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lenham Heath, 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 Lenham Heath includes coordinates 51.21457, 0.74063, 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 Lenham Heath is available on the Lenham Heath 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.