Dilham occupies a quiet corner of the North Norfolk landscape, where the flat, moisture-rich earth reflects the shifting moods of the wide East Anglian sky. It lies 2.5 miles west of Stalham (from Stalham: bearing 279°T, OS grid TG 332 255), and is situated north-north-east of Smallburgh village. The local topography is defined by the slow, deliberate movement of water, most notably where the North Walsham and Dilham Canal traces its historic path through the reed beds. To the east, the Broad Fen, Dilham Sssi serves as a sanctuary for diverse flora, its thirty-eight hectares of wetland sustaining a fragile, quiet biodiversity. Dilham retains a distinct character rooted in these damp, fertile lowlands, where the sunlight often catches the silver surfaces of drainage ditches and slow-moving streams. Remnants of a more fortified past endure in the Medieval Tower and Wall at Dilham Hall, which stand as weathered markers of centuries gone by. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and river reeds, providing a steady, rhythmic atmosphere that defines the daily life of the residents. Dilham remains a place where the horizon feels expansive, unencumbered by the density of modern development.
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Live animated radar for Dilham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dilham, 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 Dilham includes coordinates 52.77748, 1.456248, 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 Dilham is available on the Dilham 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.