West Hougham, Kent Weather
About West Hougham, Kent
West Hougham commands a high, chalky ridge that looks out toward the restless grey expanse of the English Channel. It lies 3.2 miles west-south-west of Dover (from Dover: bearing 256°T, OS grid TR 266 402), and is situated south-south-east of Alkham village. The light here has a peculiar clarity, sharp enough to define the edges of the flint-knapped walls that guard the older properties against the salt-laden winds. To the north, the slopes of Copt Hill rise in a clean, sweeping arc, grounding the horizon in solid earth. Broadsole Pond sits just a few paces from the lane, its surface often holding the stillness of a slate mirror beneath the passing clouds. The architecture of West Hougham reflects a long marriage with the land, built from the very stone that defines the surrounding Kentish Downs. Farmers still work the fields that fall away toward the coast, following patterns of harvest that have repeated across these slopes for generations. This high ground remains exposed to the weather, giving the air a bracing, cold purity that feels distinct from the sheltered valleys further inland.
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About This West Hougham, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Hougham, 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 West Hougham includes coordinates 51.116714, 1.237153, 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 Hougham is available on the West Hougham 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.