Saltwood, Kent Weather
About Saltwood, Kent
Saltwood holds a quiet gravity in the Kentish landscape, where the land rises in gentle swells toward the chalky heights of the North Downs. It lies 0.7 miles north-north-west of Hythe (from Hythe: bearing 340°T, OS grid TR 156 357). High above the coastal plains, the ancient masonry of Saltwood Castle commands the ridge, its flint walls drinking the pale, slant light of the afternoon sun. Beyond the castle’s heavy shadow, the land softens into the verdant hollows of Brockhill Country Park, where the trees lean close to whisper secrets to the earth. The air here carries a distinct salt-tang, a restless reminder of the nearby English Channel that tugs at the edge of the horizon. Nearby, the persistent, silver pulse of the Brockhill Stream cuts through the chalk, carving a path toward the sea with cold, unyielding purpose. Saltwood remains a place of deep roots and shifting skies, where the history of the soil is as tangible as the stone underfoot.
Flight conditions near Saltwood. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Saltwood and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Saltwood, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Saltwood, 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 Saltwood includes coordinates 51.080575, 1.077618, 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 Saltwood is available on the Saltwood 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.