Lower Upnor, Kent Weather
About Lower Upnor, Kent
Lower Upnor holds the salt-rimed memory of the tidal Medway in its narrow, winding lanes. It lies 1.8 miles north of Chatham (from Chatham: bearing 6°T, OS grid TQ 760 710), and is situated north-east of Upper Upnor village. The geography here is defined by the heavy, grey currents of Upnor Reach, where the water churns with a cold, metallic lustre against the riverbanks. To the north, the steep incline of Beacon Hill rises abruptly, bearing the silent, weathered remains of a pillbox that watches over the estuary like a forgotten sentinel. Below this vantage, the landscape shifts into the protected wildness of Tower Hill to Cockham Wood, where forty-nine hectares of scrub and woodland thrive in relative isolation. Lower Upnor retains the sturdy, utilitarian character of a place once forged by naval necessity and the constant passage of maritime commerce. Stone and brick houses huddle close to the shoreline, their foundations seemingly anchored by the weight of their own history. The air carries a sharp, bracing clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the river and the expansive, open skies that pull the horizon toward the sea.
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Live animated radar for Lower Upnor and surroundings — RainViewer.
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About This Lower Upnor, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lower Upnor, 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 Lower Upnor includes coordinates 51.411386, 0.529947, 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 Lower Upnor is available on the Lower Upnor 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.