South Alkham, Kent Weather
About South Alkham, Kent
South Alkham emerges from the chalk-rich folds of the Kent Downs as a quiet sentinel of the rolling countryside. It lies 3.6 miles north-north-east of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 21°T, OS grid TR 247 416), and is situated south-west of Alkham village. The landscape surrounding South Alkham carries a particular clarity of light, which catches the pale limestone tracks that wind through the fields. To the east, the rising slopes of Gorse Hill break the horizon, offering a stark contrast to the verdant depth of the nearby Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods SSSI. These ancient tracts of timber hold a stillness that seems to temper the brisk coastal winds blowing inland from the Channel. South Alkham maintains a modest character, defined by the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural life rather than the clamour of modern thoroughfares. The earth here is porous and flinty, yielding to the rhythm of the seasons with a quiet persistence that has defined the character of the land for generations. Every stone and hedgerow in this corner of the district bears the weight of a long, unhurried continuity.
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Live animated radar for South Alkham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This South Alkham, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Alkham, 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 South Alkham includes coordinates 51.129887, 1.210255, 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 South Alkham is available on the South Alkham 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.