Otham, Kent Weather
About Otham, Kent
Otham retains a quiet dignity, with its timber-framed dwellings appearing as if they have grown directly from the heavy Kentish clay. It lies 2.7 miles east-south-east of Maidstone (from Maidstone: bearing 119°T, OS grid TQ 798 536), and is situated south of Bearsted village. The light here often catches the medieval soot-stained beams of Stoneacre, a National Trust property that anchors the southern edge of the parish in enduring, silent grace. Gentle slopes define the surrounding topography, where the land falls away toward the modest, winding course of The Lilk. Ancient orchards and hop gardens once dominated the local economy, leaving behind a landscape that still feels patterned by the seasonal demands of the harvest. Walking the narrow lanes, one discovers a stubborn persistence in the architecture, where centuries-old masonry holds the warmth of long-faded summers. Otham remains a place of deliberate pace, where the rustle of leaves against weathered brick provides the primary soundtrack to the afternoon.
Flight conditions near Otham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Otham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Otham, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Otham, 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 Otham includes coordinates 51.253609, 0.575363, 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 Otham is available on the Otham 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.