Swanley Village, Kent Weather
About Swanley Village, Kent
Swanley Village retains a quiet, sequestered character, separated from the encroaching bustle of modern transport links by its winding, narrow lanes and mature hedgerows. It lies 1.3 miles east-north-east of Swanley (from Swanley: bearing 70°T, OS grid TQ 532 695), and is situated east-south-east of Hextable village. The landscape here slopes with a subtle, deliberate grace, falling away toward the low-lying expanse of Swanley Bottom, where the morning mist often lingers in cool, silver threads. Ancient trees anchor the perimeter of the fields, their gnarled limbs casting long, precise shadows across the chalky earth that defines this corner of Kent. To the south-east, the dense canopy of Farningham Wood Sssi offers a sanctuary of shadowed paths and undisturbed undergrowth, contrasting sharply with the manicured openness of the nearby parklands. Swanley Village holds its history in the modest brickwork of its older houses and the persistent, unforced peace that attends its quiet crossroads. The light here has a particular clarity, turning the damp flint of the verges into polished grey stone during the brief, sharp showers of the season. Every turn in the lane reveals how Swanley Village guards its isolation, remaining a steady, grounded presence amidst the shifting pressures of the surrounding county.
Flight conditions near Swanley Village. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Swanley Village and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Swanley Village, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swanley Village, 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 Swanley Village includes coordinates 51.403977, 0.201172, 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 Village is available on the Swanley Village 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.