Wilmington, Kent Weather
About Wilmington, Kent
Wilmington maintains a quiet gravity as it stretches across the chalky ridges of the Kentish landscape. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-east of Swanley (from Swanley: bearing 32°T, OS grid TQ 532 721), and is situated west-north-west of Hawley village. The earth here holds a persistent firmness, a limestone composure that resists the soft decay of more sodden counties. Residents often find solace in the open expanse of Wilmington Common, where the light catches the gorse in a way that suggests the centuries have barely altered the horizon. To the south, the land dips toward the basin of Swanley Bottom, creating a rhythmic topography that dictates the flow of the local lanes. History clings to the flintwork of the older houses, standing firm against the modern hum of the nearby A2 road. The presence of the Great Mount nearby provides a modest elevation from which one might observe the transition from suburban order to the deeper greens of the countryside. Through the changing seasons, Wilmington reveals itself not as a static map reference, but as a deliberate collection of homes and pathways shaped by the enduring character of the North Downs.
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Live animated radar for Wilmington and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Wilmington, Kent Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wilmington, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Wilmington includes coordinates 51.427342, 0.202525, 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 Wilmington is available on the Wilmington 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.