Riverhead, Kent Weather
About Riverhead, Kent
Riverhead holds the quiet gravity of a place where the chalk hills of the North Downs begin their slow, deliberate descent toward the Weald. It lies 1.5 miles north-west of Sevenoaks (from Sevenoaks: bearing 314°T, OS grid TQ 511 563), and is situated south-south-east of Dunton Green village. The light here often catches the flint-knapped walls of older houses, casting sharp, cold shadows that seem to anchor the buildings firmly into the loam. A short walk south leads to the open expanse of Chipstead Common, where the grass grows coarse and thick, indifferent to the persistent hum of the nearby A25. To the east, the Sevenoaks Gravel Pits SSSI reveals a different character, where flooded basins and reed beds provide a sanctuary for waterfowl amidst the remnants of industrial excavation. Riverhead retains a stoic composure, its streets defined by the steady, unobserved passage of commuters and the long, low silhouettes of the surrounding ridges. Even in the grey damp of an English afternoon, the landscape possesses a stark clarity that resists the softening touch of suburban familiarity.
Flight conditions near Riverhead. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Riverhead and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Riverhead, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverhead, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Riverhead includes coordinates 51.286169, 0.166306, 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 Riverhead is available on the Riverhead 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.