Bradwell, Norfolk Weather
About Bradwell, Norfolk
Bradwell stretches across the elevated Norfolk plateau, where the salt-heavy air of the North Sea carries a persistent, cooling clarity across the fields. It lies 1.4 miles west-north-west of Gorleston-on-Sea (from Gorleston-on-Sea: bearing 282°T, OS grid TG 509 039). The landscape here is defined by wide horizons that swallow the sun, turning the sky into a bruised palette of violet and gold as evening approaches. A short walk from the centre, the Bradwell Village Sign stands as a sentinel of local identity, casting a long, steady shadow over the intersecting lanes. To the east, the terrain dips toward the coast, where the expansive wetlands of the Gapton Marshes hold the silence of the tides. The light in Bradwell possesses a peculiar thinness, stripping away the unnecessary until only the raw, flat geometry of the earth remains. Residents find solace in the quiet maintenance of their gardens, where the soil is dark and eager to yield. This corner of the district balances the quietude of its residential streets with the proximity of the vast, shifting waters that define the edge of England.
Flight conditions near Bradwell. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Bradwell and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Bradwell, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bradwell, 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 Bradwell includes coordinates 52.575476, 1.701727, 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 Bradwell is available on the Bradwell 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.