Boughton reveals itself through a low-slung horizon where the Norfolk sky claims dominion over the flat, productive earth. It lies 5.5 miles east of Downham Market (from Downham Market: bearing 100°T, OS grid TF 698 020), and is situated east of Wereham village. The Green anchors the centre of Boughton, offering a communal stretch of grass where the light catches the dew long after the morning has surrendered to the sun. Near this open space, the Boughton Village Sign stands as a deliberate marker of identity, casting a singular shadow against the passing breeze. Beyond the domestic dwellings, the landscape softens into the damp, bio-diverse expanse of Boughton Fen Sssi, where the water table dictates the rhythm of the flora. This terrain holds a quiet gravity, shaped by agricultural cycles that have long defined the labour of the inhabitants. Such land demands a steady patience, mirroring the persistence of the hedgerows that vein the surrounding fields. Boughton remains a place of subtle shifts, where the weight of the air changes with the coming of the seasons across the open plains.
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Live animated radar for Boughton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Boughton, Norfolk, 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 Boughton includes coordinates 52.589373, 0.505782, in the county of Norfolk, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Boughton is available on the Boughton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Norfolk 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.