Stansted, Kent Weather
About Stansted, Kent
Stansted reveals itself through a high, chalky plateau where the winds carry the scent of damp earth and distant, churned soil. It lies 5.5 miles west-north-west of West Malling (from West Malling: bearing 300°T, OS grid TQ 601 620), and is situated west-north-west of Fairseat village. The horizon here is marked by the sharp rise of Martin Hill, which watches over the surrounding fields like a silent, weathered sentinel. Ancient lanes wind between hedges, tracing paths that have long served those working the heavy clay and flint of this Kentish height. Near the western fringe, the Two Milestones At West Kingsdown anchor the roadside, their grey surfaces worn smooth by centuries of travellers passing toward the coast. Stansted keeps a quiet company with the seasons, its character shaped by the open sky that stretches wide above the rolling arable land. The light in these parts possesses a pale, clarifying quality, turning the late afternoon stubble into long ribbons of muted gold. Even the distant, rhythmic hum of the nearby circuit fails to disturb the stillness that gathers in the hollows when the sun begins its slow descent.
Flight conditions near Stansted. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Stansted and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Stansted, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stansted, 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 Stansted includes coordinates 51.334598, 0.297927, 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 Stansted is available on the Stansted 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.