Old Tree remains a quiet anchor within the rolling, fertile expanse of the Kentish countryside. It lies 2.9 miles south-east of Herne Bay (from Herne Bay: bearing 140°T, OS grid TR 208 647), and is situated east of Maypole village. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, catching the edges of the fields and illuminating the ancient, heavy silence that persists between the hedgerows. To the west, the sprawling canopy of East Blean Wood offers a dark, verdant contrast to the open agricultural plots that define the local horizon. The land drains toward the modest currents of the Sarre Penn, a waterway that marks the rhythm of the seasons through the shifting moisture of the soil. Old Tree maintains a character shaped by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons rather than the haste of modern transit. The air carries a crispness derived from its proximity to the coast, yet the hamlet retains the sheltered, introspective mood of the inland woods. Those who traverse the lanes find that Old Tree offers a geography of solitude, where the sky feels vast and the horizon remains mercifully unbroken by industry.
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Live animated radar for Old Tree and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Old Tree, 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 Old Tree includes coordinates 51.338571, 1.169925, 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 Old Tree is available on the Old Tree 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.