Burgh St Margaret commands a quiet dignity upon the Norfolk landscape, defined by its flat horizons and the expansive, watery light that drifts in from the nearby coast. It lies 5.0 miles west-north-west of Caister-on-Sea (from Caister-on-Sea: bearing 286°T, OS grid TG 444 139), and is situated south-south-west of Rollesby village. The Burgh St Margaret Village Sign serves as a modest, silent sentinel at the eastern approach, marking the threshold where the bustle of the world gives way to the stillness of the fields. Beyond the road, the low-lying terrain dips toward the Muck Fleet, a narrow waterway that acts as a dark, reflective vein carrying the runoff of the countryside toward the sea. The moisture in the air here seems to hold the sun, casting a pale, pearlescent glow over the reeds that sway with the persistent breath of the North Sea. To the south, the Burgh Common and Muckfleet Marshes SSSI stretch out in a vast, untamed expanse, offering a sanctuary where the earth remains sodden and the sky feels remarkably wide. This geography creates a sense of profound isolation, where the rhythm of the seasons is measured not by clocks, but by the subtle shifts in the water levels and the migratory passage of birds. Burgh St Margaret maintains a character of steadfast endurance, an old, hushed corner of the world that resists the hurried pace of modern life.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burgh St Margaret, 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 Burgh St Margaret includes coordinates 52.667968, 1.613824, 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 Burgh St Margaret is available on the Burgh St Margaret 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.