Horstead, Norfolk Weather
About Horstead, Norfolk
Sunlight catches the flint walls of Horstead, where the river Bure breathes a cool, steady mist over the surrounding water meadows. It lies 6.3 miles south-east of Aylsham (from Aylsham: bearing 138°T, OS grid TG 264 195), and is situated west-south-west of Coltishall village. The Horstead Village Sign stands as a sentinel at the heart of the landscape, its painted surface marking the quiet arrival of travellers into a geography shaped by ancient, shifting water levels. To the south-east, the moss-covered masonry of Horstead Mill remains, a skeletal structure where the water once turned heavy stones in a rhythmic, grinding pulse. Beneath the quiet fields to the west-south-west, the earth conceals a Roman camp and settlement site, a silent layer of history buried under the steady growth of Norfolk grasses. The air here holds a particular clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the river and the expansive, flat horizon that defines this corner of the Broads. High above the reeds, the sky stretches wide and pale, indifferent to the centuries of human industry that have left only these scattered, grounded remnants behind. Horstead retains a stillness that seems to exist outside the frantic pace of the modern world, anchored by the weight of its own long, slow endurance.
Flight conditions near Horstead. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Horstead and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Horstead, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Horstead, 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 Horstead includes coordinates 52.726582, 1.351734, 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 Horstead is available on the Horstead 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.