Longham, Norfolk Weather
About Longham, Norfolk
Longham reveals itself through the low, flat horizons of the Breckland plateau, where the sky exerts a heavy, luminous pressure upon the fields. It lies 3.3 miles west-north-west of Dereham (from Dereham: bearing 303°T, OS grid TF 942 161), and is situated west of Gressenhall village. The earth here is a pale, sandy loam, drained by the subtle shifts in elevation that define the local terrain. A sense of ancient occupation lingers near the Old Hall moated site, where the stagnant water holds the dark, reflective memories of long-vanished structures. Nearby, the Longham Village Sign stands as a solitary, painted sentinel, marking a boundary between the modern road and the slow, rhythmic pulse of the surrounding farmland. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the landscape dips toward Acre Bottom, where the air grows cooler and the vegetation thickens with the damp breath of the valley. Longham maintains a quiet composure, its character defined by the stark, unadorned beauty of wide-open Norfolk vistas. Even in the stillness, one senses the weight of the centuries pressing against the modern fence lines and the encroaching scrub.
Flight conditions near Longham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Longham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Longham, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longham, 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 Longham includes coordinates 52.708085, 0.87347, 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 Longham is available on the Longham 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.