Slutshole, Kent Weather
About Slutshole, Kent
Slutshole remains a quiet curiosity of the Kentish landscape, defined more by its singular nomenclature than by grand monuments or bustling thoroughfares. It lies 2.9 miles east-south-east of Faversham (from Faversham: bearing 103°T, OS grid TR 061 604), and is situated north-east of Staplestreet village. The topography here rises with a subtle, persistent intention, as the land climbs toward the modest incline of Butts Hill just to the south. From these higher points, the light often catches the horizon in a way that makes the sky seem broader, reflecting the expansive history of the surrounding orchards and hop gardens. Only a short distance away, the grounds of Mount Ephraim offer a contrast of manicured horticulture against the rugged, unstudied nature of the local hedgerows. Slutshole sits at the intersection of these quiet, rural rhythms, where the passage of the seasons dictates the pace of life more effectively than any clock. The air here carries the faint, sharp scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a lingering reminder of the deep forests that eventually give way to the wider Kentish plains.
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About This Slutshole, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Slutshole, 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 Slutshole includes coordinates 51.305679, 0.956472, 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 Slutshole is available on the Slutshole 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.