Margate, Kent Weather
About Margate, Kent
Salt spray and the relentless pull of the tide define the character of Margate. It lies 3.1 miles north-west of Broadstairs (from Broadstairs: bearing 308°T, OS grid TR 353 708), and is situated north of Lydden village. Once a humble fishing port, the place transformed into a celebrated seaside destination when the sea-bathing craze of the eighteenth century brought wealthy visitors to its chalky shores. Modern commerce now thrives upon this heritage, balancing the legacy of tourism with a burgeoning creative economy that draws artists and entrepreneurs to the coast. The quality of light here is particularly sharp, silvering the waves and lending a crisp, clear focus to the horizon that painters have long admired.
Dreamland Margate offers a nostalgic anchor for the shoreline, where the wooden structure of the Scenic Railway still clatters with the echoes of Victorian summers. The town remains a sanctuary for creative spirits, having famously inspired the works of J.M.W. Turner, who found the shifting skies over the water to be an endless source of wonder. Visitors often wander toward the Margate Caves to explore the subterranean mysteries carved into the chalk, before returning to the open air of the promenade. The cultural pulse is felt in the steady rhythm of the tides, which wash against the sands and polish the flinty pebbles until they glow like jewels. Such is the enduring magnetism of the coast, where the sea continuously reshapes the outlook of those who reside by its edge.
Flight conditions near Margate. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Margate and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Margate, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Margate, 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 town. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Margate includes coordinates 51.387441, 1.380763, 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 Margate is available on the Margate 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.