Irstead, Norfolk Weather
About Irstead, Norfolk
Irstead occupies a quiet corner of the landscape where the land yields slowly to the encroaching waters of the Norfolk Broads. It lies 2.9 miles south of Stalham (from Stalham: bearing 191°T, OS grid TG 365 204), and is situated east of Workhouse Common village. The air here carries a persistent, damp clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the reed beds that shift and whisper with every turn of the tide. Shoals Dyke flows with a dark, deliberate gravity just to the east, acting as a silent artery that feeds the wider network of the Ant Broads and Marshes SSSI. A short walk toward the water brings one to the Barton Broad Boardwalk, where the timber planks offer a narrow, elevated perspective over a submerged world of algae and silt. Irstead maintains a modest profile, defined less by its architecture than by the way the low, horizontal light of the evening stretches across the flat horizon. Ancient marshland borders the periphery, ensuring that the ground remains perennially soft and responsive to the changing seasons. The horizon is punctuated by the skeletal silhouettes of trees standing firm against the prevailing winds, anchoring the view in a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely indifferent to the passage of time.
Flight conditions near Irstead. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Irstead and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Irstead, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Irstead, 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 Irstead includes coordinates 52.730021, 1.50181, 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 Irstead is available on the Irstead 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.