Monk's Hill, Kent Weather
About Monk's Hill, Kent
Monk’s Hill rises as a modest crest of earth above the low-lying pastures of the Kentish Weald. It lies 5.1 miles north of Tenterden (from Tenterden: bearing 352°T, OS grid TQ 867 412), and is situated west-south-west of Smarden village. Heavy clay soils define the local geology, grounding the hamlet in a landscape where winter rains turn the fields into reflective, mirrored surfaces. To the west-south-west, the rise of Cackle Hill breaks the horizon, offering a subtle vantage point over the patchwork of hedgerows and fallow paddocks. The air here carries a stillness that seems to sharpen the edges of the distant, brooding trees. A short distance to the north-west, the quietude is occasionally punctuated by the mechanical echoes of engines from the Lashenden Air Warfare Museum. Monk’s Hill maintains a sparse, agrarian character, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the slow movement of light across the damp tracks. Long shadows stretch over the lanes as evening approaches, revealing the stark, unadorned beauty of this high ground.
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About This Monk's Hill, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monk's Hill, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Monk's Hill includes coordinates 51.140113, 0.668905, 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 Monk's Hill is available on the Monk's Hill 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.