Swattenden, Kent Weather
About Swattenden, Kent
Swattenden emerges from the Wealden clay as a quiet confluence of ancient woodland and sheltered pasture. It lies 6.6 miles west of Tenterden (from Tenterden: bearing 279°T, OS grid TQ 775 344), and is situated south of Cranbrook village. The landscape here holds the morning light in long, amber ribbons that catch the edges of the hedgerows before dissipating into the heavy, damp shadows of the trees. Only half a mile to the southwest, the dense canopy of Robins Wood SSSI shelters a complex ecosystem where the air feels perpetually cool and undisturbed. Swattenden remains a place of subtle transitions, where the managed order of farmland meets the untamed, tangled thickets of the deeper Kentish interior. A short walk northward towards the neighbouring parish reveals the silhouette of The Union Mill, its white timber frame rising above the horizon like a bleached bone against the grey, shifting clouds. This proximity to the historic industry of the north gives the surrounding fields a sense of purpose, as if the soil still remembers the heavy tread of carts and the patient turning of sails. The iron-rich earth underfoot colours the tracks a deep, bruised rust, marking the path of those who have moved through this countryside for generations. Swattenden persists as a singular point of stillness, defined less by its buildings than by the insistent, rhythmic pulse of the seasons shifting across its open acres.
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About This Swattenden, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swattenden, 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 Swattenden includes coordinates 51.081736, 0.532934, 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 Swattenden is available on the Swattenden 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.