Long Reach, Kent Weather
About Long Reach, Kent
Long Reach commands a flat, industrial fringe where the Thames estuary begins to widen its heavy, silt-laden breath. It lies 1.8 miles north-west of Dartford (from Dartford: bearing 325°T, OS grid TQ 544 777). Low-slung horizon lines define the space, broken only by the skeletal geometry of power lines and the slow, rhythmic rotation of distant cranes. To the north, the cooling waters of the River Darent slide toward the main channel, carrying the grit and memory of the Kentish interior. The landscape here is defined by a raw, functional stillness, where the mudflats of Crayford Ness stretch out under a sky that feels unnervingly vast and unencumbered. Long Reach retains a stark, utilitarian character, stripped of artifice and exposed to the salt-sharp winds that scour the embankments. The ground itself, reclaimed and pressed into service, vibrates with the distant pulse of logistical transit and heavy commerce. Shadows cast by the late afternoon sun lengthen across the marshy margins, turning the dull grey water into sheets of hammered pewter.
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Live animated radar for Long Reach and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Long Reach, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Long Reach, 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 Long Reach includes coordinates 51.477682, 0.222692, 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 Long Reach is available on the Long Reach 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.