Lessness Heath, London Weather
About Lessness Heath, London
Lessness Heath occupies a distinct corner of the Bexley district, where the suburban sprawl catches the shifting light of the Thames Estuary. It lies 4.7 miles west-north-west of Dartford (from Dartford: bearing 293°T, OS grid TQ 491 781), and is situated north-north-west of Coldblow village. The terrain here slopes toward the river, carrying the weight of ancient geological layers that once supported the lush, prehistoric greenery of the Abbey Wood SSSI. These fossil-rich sands remain a quiet reminder of a warmer, distant epoch that preceded the modern residential grid. A short walk reveals the verdant expanses of Belvedere Recreation Ground North, where the morning mist often clings to the manicured grass in silver ribbons. Further west, the ruins of Lesnes Abbey offer a silent, stone-hewn gravity that anchors the identity of the surrounding landscape. Residents of Lessness Heath find a rhythmic continuity in these pockets of open space, which temper the persistent hum of London’s outer reach. The air here feels thin and bright, sharpened by the proximity of the marshes that stretch toward the horizon.
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Live animated radar for Lessness Heath and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Lessness Heath, London Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lessness Heath, 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 Lessness Heath includes coordinates 51.482569, 0.146263, 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 Lessness Heath is available on the Lessness Heath 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.