Strood, Kent Weather
About Strood, Kent
Strood emerges from the low-lying Kentish terrain as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the shifting moods of the Wealden sky. It lies 1.7 miles west-south-west of Tenterden (from Tenterden: bearing 250°T, OS grid TQ 856 322), and is situated east-north-east of Rolvenden village. The damp, heavy air of the nearby Sparkes Gill drifts upward through the hedgerows, carrying the scent of moss and ancient, water-softened earth. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the expansive acreage of Great Maytham stretches out, its historic gardens holding a stillness that seems to suspend time itself. Strood feels caught in a long, sun-drenched pause, where the light hits the local brickwork with a warmth that suggests centuries of patient endurance. The surrounding fields, worked by generations, retain a rhythmic, agricultural gravity that resists the frantic pace of the modern world. Every path leading away from the houses offers a different perspective on the verdant, rolling contours of the district. Here, the land does not merely exist; it breathes in the silence of the afternoon, undisturbed and deeply rooted in the clay.
Flight conditions near Strood. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Strood and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Strood, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Strood, 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 Strood includes coordinates 51.059111, 0.648357, 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 Strood is available on the Strood 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.