Great Dunham, Norfolk Weather
About Great Dunham, Norfolk
Great Dunham emerges from the quiet Norfolk expanse as a place where the low horizon allows the pale, expansive sky to dictate the rhythm of the day. It lies 4.8 miles north-east of Swaffham (from Swaffham: bearing 46°T, OS grid TF 873 146), and is situated north-north-east of Little Dunham village. The Great Dunham Village Sign stands as a modest sentinel, marking the threshold where the heavy, fertile clay of the Breckland soil meets the shifting currents of the air. Beyond the houses, the land swells toward the gentle rise of Dunham Hill, offering a perspective that catches the golden, slanted light typical of these eastern reaches. A short distance away, the ruins of Saint Paul serve as a silent witness to the centuries, their weathered stone holding the memory of a much older congregation. The surrounding fields, often checkered with the remnants of ancient husbandry, stretch toward the distant, hidden pockets of water that nourish the local flora. Great Dunham maintains a composure that feels both enduring and unhurried, defined by the steady rotation of seasons across its open, unshielded plains. The architecture here favors a sturdy, practical grace, reflecting a long history of agrarian labour that remains etched into the very character of the landscape.
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Live animated radar for Great Dunham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Great Dunham, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Dunham, 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 Great Dunham includes coordinates 52.697038, 0.770567, 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 Great Dunham is available on the Great Dunham 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.