Wateringbury, Kent Weather
About Wateringbury, Kent
Wateringbury retains a quiet composure as it stretches across the verdant floor of the Medway Valley. It lies 2.8 miles south-south-east of West Malling (from West Malling: bearing 167°T, OS grid TQ 691 534), and is situated north-north-east of Nettlestead village. The afternoon sun often catches the Wateringbury Village Sign, a piece of public artwork that stands as a silent sentinel marking the identity of the place. To the west, the Wateringbury SSSI reveals a landscape where rare flora thrives in the damp, undisturbed earth. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the land rises toward the wooded heights of Oaken Wood SSSI, where the canopy creates a dense, shifting mosaic of emerald light. Local industry historically drew strength from the river, and the enduring architecture reflects a long association with the surrounding orchards and hop gardens. Wateringbury possesses a distinct character shaped by the steady, persistent flow of the nearby water and the heavy, fertile soil of Kent. Even in the cooler months, the horizon holds a clarity that renders the ancient boundaries of the neighbouring estates sharp against the pale sky.
Flight conditions near Wateringbury. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Wateringbury and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Wateringbury, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wateringbury, 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 Wateringbury includes coordinates 51.255458, 0.423111, 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 Wateringbury is available on the Wateringbury 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.