Fordham, Norfolk Weather
About Fordham, Norfolk
Fordham remains a quiet witness to the shifting light that stretches across the flat, expansive fens of Norfolk. It lies 2.2 miles south of Downham Market (from Downham Market: bearing 174°T, OS grid TL 615 996), and is situated north-north-west of Hilgay village. The horizon here is dominated by an immense, pale sky that seems to press down upon the fields, turning the soil a deep, bruised purple in the low afternoon sun. To the west, the Hundred Foot Drain acts as a rigid, silver vein, cutting through the landscape with a geometric precision that defies the natural curves of the earth. The air around Fordham carries the faint, sharp scent of damp peat and cold water, a reminder of the proximity to the Hilgay Heronry SSSi where the birds drift like grey ghosts above the reeds. Ancient earthworks, such as the moated site near Denver Hall, lie hidden beneath the overgrown grass, preserving the silence of centuries under the weight of the modern agricultural machine. Fordham persists as a place where the stillness is not an absence of life, but a deliberate, slow-moving presence. Every winter, the frost clings to the fencelines, turning the flat expanse into a glittering, brittle map of a world that refuses to be hurried.
Flight conditions near Fordham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Fordham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Fordham, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fordham, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Fordham includes coordinates 52.570993, 0.383024, 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 Fordham is available on the Fordham 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.