North Elham, Kent Weather
About North Elham, Kent
North Elham emerges from the quiet chalk contours of the Kentish Downs as a cluster of dwellings defined by the patient influence of the surrounding countryside. It lies 6.0 miles north-north-west of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 334°T, OS grid TR 183 446), and is situated north-east of Elham village. Sunlight here catches the flint-knapped walls of local buildings, reflecting a pale, silver-grey brilliance that shifts with the turning of the day. To the north-west, the rare orchids and chalk-loving flora of Parkgate Down Sssi thrive in a landscape that has escaped the heavy hand of modern development. The air carries a sharpness born of open fields and the distant salt-tide, grounding North Elham in a geography that feels both ancient and keenly present. Beyond the immediate gardens, the dark, brooding canopy of Elhampark Wood offers a silent contrast to the expansive, light-drenched slopes nearby. These woods stand as a quiet sentinel, guarding secrets of the soil that remain undisturbed by the passage of the centuries. North Elham remains a place where the horizon is wide enough to catch the first grey light of dawn, offering a perspective that feels both intimate and vast.
Flight conditions near North Elham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for North Elham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This North Elham, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Elham, 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 North Elham includes coordinates 51.159408, 1.120929, 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 North Elham is available on the North Elham 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.