Westwell Leacon, Kent Weather
About Westwell Leacon, Kent
Westwell Leacon marks a quiet point of transition where the flat fields of the Weald begin to yield to the ascending chalk of the North Downs. It lies 4.3 miles north-west of Ashford (from Ashford: bearing 318°T, OS grid TQ 961 476), and is situated north-north-west of Ram Lane village. The landscape here is defined by the heavy, moisture-retaining soil that supports the dense, tangled growth of Stubyer's Wood to the east. Low light often stretches across the open pastures, catching the dew that gathers long after the sun has climbed above the horizon. To the north, the skeletal, weathered stones of the Ruined Chapel at Pett offer a silent reminder of the medieval devotion that once shaped these lanes. Westwell Leacon retains a sparse, agricultural character, with hedgerows that serve as ancient boundaries for the sheep and cattle grazing the lower slopes. The air here holds a stillness that is rarely broken, save for the movement of wind through the tall grasses. Life in Westwell Leacon flows with the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons, far removed from the sharp edges of modern industry.
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About This Westwell Leacon, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westwell Leacon, 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 Leacon includes coordinates 51.194559, 0.805846, 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 Leacon is available on the Westwell Leacon 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.