Swanley, Kent Weather
About Swanley, Kent
Green fields and the persistent pulse of the M25 define the horizon surrounding Swanley, a place where the quiet weight of Kentish earth meets the steady thrum of modern transit. It lies 5.2 miles south-west of Dartford (from Dartford: bearing 218°T, OS grid TQ 512 687), and is situated south-south-west of Hextable village. Once a humble collection of disparate farms, the landscape shifted as rail links tethered the soil to the capital, transforming the local economy from fruit-growing to a vital junction of logistics and trade. The light here often catches the grey industrial edges of the warehouses, casting long, sharp shadows across the flat stretches of land that once yielded harvests of cherries and plums.
Swanley offers spaces of respite where the air clears, particularly within the generous reaches of Swanley Park, where the afternoon sun illuminates the grass with a pale, golden clarity. Children play near the site of the old market, a remnant of the commerce that historically anchored the inhabitants to their patch of ground. Notable figures like the actress Pixie Lott have roots in these parts, carrying the unassuming spirit of the district into the wider world. Beyond the bustle, the nearby Broom Hill rises with a subtle, earthen dignity, watching over the daily movements of the people below.
Flight conditions near Swanley. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Swanley and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Swanley, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swanley, 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 town. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Swanley includes coordinates 51.397574, 0.172701, 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 Swanley is available on the Swanley 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.