Colney, Norfolk Weather
About Colney, Norfolk
Colney holds a quiet composure within the Norfolk landscape, defined by its intimate scale and proximity to the shifting currents of the county’s academic and natural life. It lies 3.0 miles west of Norwich (from Norwich: bearing 262°T, OS grid TG 182 076), and is situated north-west of Cringleford village. A singular public artwork, the Colney Village Sign, marks the threshold where modern transit gives way to the slower pace of parish life. Beyond these borders, the River Yare curls through the meadows like a ribbon of hammered silver, carving a path that has sustained the local geography for centuries. The light here often catches the damp, verdant edges of the nearby Earlham Park, casting long, contemplative shadows across the frost-touched grass. Colney remains a place where the hum of the nearby university does little to disturb the stillness of the ancient, flint-walled churchyard. The horizon retains a stark, open honesty, uncluttered by the frantic pace of the neighbouring city. In this corner of South Norfolk, the wind carries a faint, sharp scent of river water and turning earth that persists throughout the changing seasons.
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Live animated radar for Colney and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Colney, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colney, 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 Colney includes coordinates 52.62267, 1.223473, 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 Colney is available on the Colney 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.