Upper Fant, Kent Weather
About Upper Fant, Kent
Upper Fant retains a quiet, residential composure that keeps the frantic pulse of the nearby county town at a respectful distance. It lies 1.0 miles west-south-west of Maidstone (from Maidstone: bearing 241°T, OS grid TQ 745 548). The streets here follow the gentle rise of the land, where the brickwork of Victorian terraces catches the low, slanted light of late afternoon. Residents often walk toward the river valleys, crossing paths that lead eventually to the verdant expanse of Hayle Park Nature Reserve, where the grass grows tall and untroubled. The air in Upper Fant carries the faint, damp scent of the nearby waterways, a reminder of the proximity to the historic river crossings that once defined the regional trade. Beyond the suburban borders, the skyline is marked by the distant, grey silhouette of The Archbishop's Palace, which anchors the view toward the east. This proximity allows Upper Fant to balance its domestic privacy with the weight of centuries-old landmarks that stand just a mile away. On quiet evenings, the sound of the town seems to dissolve into the rustle of trees, leaving behind only the steady, rhythmic hum of a place that values its own stillness.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Upper Fant, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Fant, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Upper Fant includes coordinates 51.266344, 0.501155, 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 Upper Fant is available on the Upper Fant 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.