Paddock, Kent Weather
About Paddock, Kent
Paddock emerges from the Kentish landscape as a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the sparse, open character of the North Downs. It lies 4.8 miles north of Ashford (from Ashford: bearing 352°T, OS grid TQ 995 502), and is situated west-south-west of Challock village. The horizon here is dominated by a pale, thin light that catches the crests of the chalk hills, revealing a terrain shaped by centuries of agricultural patience. To the west-north-west, the dense, ancient canopy of Longbeech Wood draws the eye, offering a stark contrast to the low-lying fields that surround the houses. Paddock maintains a character of profound stillness, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant, unharvested grass. A short distance away, the protected expanse of Charing Beech Hangers SSSI guards the slopes, preserving a wild, untamed vigour that the modern world has largely bypassed. The air in this corner of the Ashford district feels heavy with a solitary, lingering gravity, as if the land itself is waiting for the seasons to turn in their slow, predictable circles. Such isolation ensures that Paddock remains a place of sharp edges and long shadows, where the sky seems to press closer to the ground than in the bustling towns below.
Flight conditions near Paddock. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Paddock and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Paddock, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Paddock, 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 Paddock includes coordinates 51.216996, 0.856533, 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 Paddock is available on the Paddock 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.