Oldbury, Kent Weather
About Oldbury, Kent
Oldbury emerges from the Kentish landscape as a quiet witness to the enduring patience of the earth. It lies 3.7 miles east-north-east of Sevenoaks (from Sevenoaks: bearing 74°T, OS grid TQ 586 565), and is situated west of Ightham village. Ancient sandstone ridges define the horizon here, holding the weight of centuries in their unyielding grip. Beneath the canopy of the Oldbury and Seal Chart SSSI, the light filters through the leaves with a cool, silver clarity that seems to sharpen the very air. Rising sharply to the west, Oldbury Hill commands the surrounding woodland, its slopes hiding the weathered stone of a vast multivallate hillfort. These prehistoric rock shelters remain as silent, hollowed memories of those who first sought refuge within the shadows of the high ground. Oldbury retains a singular composure, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more surely than the ticking of a clock. Even the modest stillness of Oxpasture Pond reflects a sky that has watched over this corner of the county since the iron age. Every path through the trees carries the scent of damp loam and the faint, metallic tang of the underlying rock.
Flight conditions near Oldbury. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Oldbury and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Oldbury, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oldbury, 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 Oldbury includes coordinates 51.285662, 0.274114, 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 Oldbury is available on the Oldbury 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.