Shuttlesfield emerges from the quiet folds of the North Downs as a modest collection of dwellings bound to the rhythm of the chalky earth. It lies 4.1 miles north-west of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 321°T, OS grid TR 183 411), and is situated east of Lyminge village. To the west, the expansive slopes of Great Shuttlesfield Down Sssi rise in a broad, grassy sweep that catches the pale, thin light of the Kentish morning. The air here carries a persistent coolness, a reminder of the proximity to the coast, yet the landscape remains shielded from the harsher winds by the presence of Knowl Hill to the east. Shuttlesfield maintains a stillness that feels untouched by the hurried pace of modern transit, favouring the slow drift of clouds over the ridge. Ancient tracks carve faint, persistent lines into the chalk, connecting the houses to the wider tapestry of the surrounding hills. This is a place where the horizon feels close enough to touch, defined by the stark, white ribs of the soil and the silence of open fields.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shuttlesfield, 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 Shuttlesfield includes coordinates 51.128013, 1.119711, 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 Shuttlesfield is available on the Shuttlesfield 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.