West Cross, Kent Weather
About West Cross, Kent
West Cross emerges from the Kentish loam as a cluster of quiet dwellings defined by the patient geometry of field boundaries and ancient hedgerows. It lies 3.0 miles west-south-west of Tenterden (from Tenterden: bearing 254°T, OS grid TQ 835 316), and is situated west-north-west of Rolvenden village. To the north-north-west, the manicured elegance of Hole Park Gardens draws the eye, where the seasonal shift of foliage marks the passage of time more precisely than any clock. The land here rises toward the western horizon, where the modest prominence of Beacon Hill catches the low, lateral light of late afternoon. West Cross remains largely defined by the agricultural rhythms of the High Weald, where the soil holds a heavy, persistent dampness that dictates the pace of the seasons. A short distance to the east, the historic grounds of Great Maytham offer a vast expanse of parkland that anchors the local topography in the grandeur of its past. The stillness of the lanes surrounding West Cross reveals a landscape that prefers the company of oaks and long shadows to the noise of modern transit. Here, the earth seems to hold the weight of its own history, undisturbed by the urgency of the world beyond its borders.
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Live animated radar for West Cross and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This West Cross, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Cross, 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 West Cross includes coordinates 51.054908, 0.617778, 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 West Cross is available on the West Cross 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.