Coldharbour remains a low-slung geography where the horizon is defined by the persistent, silvered breath of the Thames. It lies 3.4 miles north-west of Dartford (from Dartford: bearing 314°T, OS grid TQ 521 790), and is situated south-west of Wennington village. Salt-tide winds push inland here, scouring the flat expanse where the industrial pulse of the river meets the quietude of the marshlands. A short distance away, the silt-heavy banks of Coldharbour Point offer a sanctuary for birds that trace intricate, frantic patterns against the grey sky. Coldharbour exists in a liminal state, caught between the heavy, rusted machinery of old wharves and the encroaching wildness of the reeds. Further along the water’s edge, the Inner Thames Marshes Sssi stretches its vast, protected reach, guarding the quiet transformation of mud and brackish water. The light in Coldharbour possesses a particular, sharp clarity, catching the edges of corrugated iron and the tall, swaying grasses with an almost clinical precision. Here, the land does not merely sit; it waits for the tide to reclaim the margins of a working world.
Flight conditions near Coldharbour. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Coldharbour and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coldharbour, London, 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. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Coldharbour includes coordinates 51.48993, 0.190213, in the county of London, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Coldharbour is available on the Coldharbour map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the London 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.