Gillingham, Norfolk Weather
About Gillingham, Norfolk
Gillingham stretches across the flat, open expanses of South Norfolk, where the horizon feels wide and unencumbered. It lies 1.1 miles north-west of Beccles (from Beccles: bearing 322°T, OS grid TM 410 917). The sky here often takes on a pale, washed-out blue that makes the brickwork of local cottages appear sharper and more defined. To the east, the Gillingham Marshes hold the morning mist, turning the low ground into a silver mirror that reflects the slow transit of clouds. The Gillingham Village Sign stands as a solitary sentinel, marking the transition between the hard-packed lanes and the softer, saturated earth. Further west, the rise of Dunburgh Hill breaks the monotony of the fields, offering a vantage point over the winding path of the river below. Gillingham retains a quiet, stoic character, shaped by the cyclical demands of the seasons and the heavy, fertile soil. Each evening, the light slants low across the paddocks, casting long, thin shadows that seem to anchor the buildings firmly into the landscape.
Flight conditions near Gillingham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Gillingham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Gillingham, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gillingham, 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 Gillingham includes coordinates 52.470483, 1.547118, 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 Gillingham is available on the Gillingham 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.