Great Melton, Norfolk Weather
About Great Melton, Norfolk
Great Melton anchors itself in the quiet, flat expanse of the South Norfolk plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered. It lies 3.5 miles north-north-east of Wymondham (from Wymondham: bearing 22°T, OS grid TG 129 067), and is situated east-north-east of Wramplingham village. Cold winds often ghost across the fields here, carrying the damp, metallic scent of the nearby River Tiffey as it carves its sluggish path through the heavy clay. To the north-northeast, the modest rise of Beech Hill offers a vantage point over a landscape defined by the slow, seasonal pulse of arable farming. Great Melton maintains a reserved character, its identity shaped by the low-lying topography and the persistent, grey-blue light that defines the Norfolk sky. The land around Swan's Harbour remains prone to seasonal flooding, turning the meadows into mirrors that reflect the shifting clouds. Ancient hedgerows border the lanes, acting as skeletal markers for a history that has long favoured the plough over the spire. The stillness of the fields here is rarely broken, save for the rhythmic turning of earth that has sustained the life of Great Melton for generations.
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Live animated radar for Great Melton and surroundings — RainViewer.
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About This Great Melton, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Melton, 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 Great Melton includes coordinates 52.616506, 1.143673, 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 Melton is available on the Great Melton 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.