Swingfield Street, Kent Weather
About Swingfield Street, Kent
Swingfield Street emerges from the chalky Kentish downs as a quiet ribbon of habitation, defined by the stark clarity of the coastal light. It lies 4.5 miles north of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 6°T, OS grid TR 232 433), and is situated west-north-west of Alkham village. The horizon here is dominated by the slow, geological patience of the landscape, where the ancient earth holds secrets beneath the turf. To the east, the sprawling expanse of the Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods SSSI catches the morning mist, drawing the eye toward a dense, verdant sanctuary of biological persistence. Swingfield Street itself follows the contours of the high ground, a place where the wind carries the salt-tang of the distant Channel across fields that have been ploughed for centuries. Further to the west, the subtle rise of Ridge Hill breaks the skyline, offering a vantage point that feels almost suspended between the solid earth and the expansive, shifting clouds. These slopes remain punctuated by the silent, rounded forms of barrows, ancient monuments that anchor the present to a deep, pre-literate past. In the quiet hours, the stillness of the terrain suggests a permanence that transcends the brief passage of those who walk its lanes.
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About This Swingfield Street, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swingfield Street, 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 Swingfield Street includes coordinates 51.146087, 1.190216, 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 Swingfield Street is available on the Swingfield Street 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.