Westwell, Kent Weather
About Westwell, Kent
Westwell commands a quiet authority over the chalky slopes of the North Downs, where the flint-knapped walls of the local architecture reflect the cool, grey temper of the Kentish sky. It lies 3.1 miles north-north-west of Ashford (from Ashford: bearing 339°T, OS grid TQ 989 473), and is situated east-north-east of Tutt Hill village. The landscape surrounding Westwell rises sharply toward the ancient canopy of Westwell Downs, where the trees lean into the prevailing wind like figures caught in mid-conversation. Below these wooded heights, the calm surface of the Mill Pond catches the morning light, acting as a mirror for the shifting clouds that drift over the valley. The parish church, built with the stubborn resilience of local stone, stands as a focal point for the cluster of historic dwellings that define the character of Westwell. To the north-west, the Charing Beech Hangers Sssi preserves a dense, rhythmic woodland that has weathered centuries of change without losing its inherent wildness. Throughout the seasons, the air here retains a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the fields and hedgerows. This geography dictates a pace of life that remains tethered to the earth, grounded in the seasonal turns of the agricultural land that rolls out toward the horizon.
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Live animated radar for Westwell and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Westwell, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westwell, 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 Westwell includes coordinates 51.190434, 0.845156, 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 Westwell is available on the Westwell 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.