North Lopham, Norfolk Weather
About North Lopham, Norfolk
North Lopham rests upon the flat, expansive plains of the Breckland, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky claims a vast dominance over the earth. It lies 5.4 miles west-north-west of Diss (from Diss: bearing 294°T, OS grid TM 036 830), and is situated north of South Lopham village. The North Lopham Village Sign stands as a sentinel at the heart of the lanes, marking a place once renowned for its robust linen weaving industry that hummed through the cottages during the eighteenth century. Beyond the domestic hearths, the landscape softens into the damp, wild reaches of Redgrave and Lopham Fens, where the River Waveney gathers its strength from hidden springs. Here, the air carries a distinct, cool fragrance of sedge and ancient water, a reminder of the primeval marshland that once defined this corner of the county. The architecture of North Lopham retains a sturdy, unpretentious quality, built from the flint and brick that seem to draw their very hues from the surrounding fields. During the quiet hours of the afternoon, the light catches the gables of local dwellings, casting long, lean shadows across the roads that link the scattered homesteads. It is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, keeping the memory of a working, agricultural past alive in the present.
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Live animated radar for North Lopham and surroundings — RainViewer.
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About This North Lopham, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Lopham, 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 North Lopham includes coordinates 52.407822, 0.992043, 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 North Lopham is available on the North Lopham 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.