Longfield, Kent Weather
About Longfield, Kent
Longfield reveals a quiet resilience through its modest brickwork and the steady pulse of its railway connection to the capital. It lies 3.4 miles south-west of Northfleet (from Northfleet: bearing 215°T, OS grid TQ 601 691), and is situated north of Hartley village. Morning light often catches the flint-streaked walls of older structures, casting long, sharp shadows that define the edges of the local roads. A short walk from the centre, Longfield Community Park offers a sweep of open grass where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke. The terrain here rises toward the south, where the slopes of Scudders Hill provide a vantage point over the patchwork of Kentish fields. Ancient boundaries remain visible in the landscape, hinting at a time when the rhythm of life followed the turning of the seasons rather than the timetable of a commuter train. These hills create a natural basin that traps the evening mist, turning the low-lying hollows into pools of pale, ethereal grey. Residents often find solace in the nearby Dean Bottom, a valley that preserves a stillness rarely disturbed by the modern clamour of the nearby arterial routes. Through every season, Longfield maintains a measured pace, balancing the demands of contemporary travel with the enduring character of its clay-rich soil.
Flight conditions near Longfield. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Longfield and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Longfield, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longfield, 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 Longfield includes coordinates 51.398822, 0.300469, 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 Longfield is available on the Longfield 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.