Stone Cross, Kent Weather
About Stone Cross, Kent
Stone Cross maintains a quiet gravity among the rolling Kentish ridges, where the heavy clay earth clings to the roots of ancient oaks. It lies 3.7 miles west of Royal Tunbridge Wells (from Royal Tunbridge Wells: bearing 266°T, OS grid TQ 524 389), and is situated south of Fordcombe village. Bracken and gorse define the margins of the lanes, their colours deepening as the afternoon sun pulls long, sharp shadows across the tarmac. A short distance away, the dark, still waters of Inkpin’s Pond capture the sky, reflecting the fleeting passage of clouds that drift toward the horizon. The terrain here holds a persistent dampness, nourishing the thickets that screen the land from the busier arteries of the county. Beyond the immediate canopy, the proximity of the medieval moated site at Groombridge Place reminds the observer of a deeper, older architecture built into the heavy, water-logged soil. Stone Cross remains a place of subtle transitions, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more firmly than any clock. Here, the air carries a distinct, sharp clarity, especially when the wind shifts to draw a cold breath from the low-lying valleys nearby.
Flight conditions near Stone Cross. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Stone Cross and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Stone Cross, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stone Cross, 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 Stone Cross includes coordinates 51.12984, 0.177405, 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 Stone Cross is available on the Stone Cross 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.