Richborough Port, Kent Weather
About Richborough Port, Kent
Richborough Port commands a quiet stretch of the Kentish coastline where the land yields to the encroaching tides of the North Sea. It lies 2.3 miles north of Sandwich (from Sandwich: bearing 10°T, OS grid TR 334 619), and is situated south-south-west of Cliffs End village. Salt-laden breezes drift inland from the nearby Pegwell Bay Seal Colony, carrying the sharp, invigorating scent of the channel across the low-lying marshes. The landscape remains defined by the lingering presence of history, as the ancient earthworks of a Roman port and shore fort stand as silent sentinels over the muddy banks. To the south, the waters of the Stonar Cut mirror the shifting grey skies, providing a narrow, reflective passage through the flat, expansive terrain. Richborough Port maintains a stark, industrial solitude, far removed from the softer pastures of the interior. Here, the horizon seems to stretch indefinitely, inviting a contemplative stillness that settles upon the reed beds and the cooling estuary air. The resilience of the terrain reflects a long endurance, where the remnants of maritime endeavour soften into the quietude of the surrounding coastal wild.
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About This Richborough Port, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Richborough Port, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Richborough Port includes coordinates 51.308393, 1.348811, 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 Richborough Port is available on the Richborough Port 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.