Sutton Valence, Kent Weather
About Sutton Valence, Kent
Sutton Valence commands a noble ridge overlooking the Weald, where the earth seems to exhale a quiet, ancient confidence. It lies 5.1 miles south-east of Maidstone (from Maidstone: bearing 143°T, OS grid TQ 811 491), and is situated south of Warmlake village. The high ground of Sutton Valence acts as a natural balcony, offering expansive views that shift in colour as the sun traverses the Kentish sky. To the east, the weathered remnants of Sutton Valence Castle remain as a silent sentinel, their stone fragments holding the memory of a medieval past against the encroaching ivy. Below this elevation, the manicured expanse of The Green provides a gentle counterpoint to the rugged, steep slopes of the Greensand Ridge. The air here carries a distinct crispness, often caught between the heavy woodland scents of Abbey Wood and the open, airy prospects of the valley floor. Education has long defined the local character, with the historic school foundation shaping the intellectual life of the inhabitants for centuries. One finds that the light at dusk hits the ragstone walls with a peculiar, golden intensity, illuminating the precise craftsmanship of the local builders. Such enduring architecture ensures that Sutton Valence remains a place of substance, indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world beyond its borders.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Sutton Valence, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sutton Valence, 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 Sutton Valence includes coordinates 51.213264, 0.591583, 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 Sutton Valence is available on the Sutton Valence 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.