Oby remains a quiet collection of dwellings where the horizon stretches wide across the flat, low-lying expanse of the Norfolk landscape. It lies 6.9 miles south-south-east of Stalham (from Stalham: bearing 163°T, OS grid TG 409 146), and is situated south-south-east of Thurne village. Oby draws its character from the vast, open sky that dominates the view, casting a pale, silver light over the surrounding fields and reed beds. This terrain is protected as part of The Broads National Park, ensuring that the wild, watery spirit of the fens remains undisturbed by modern intrusion. To the west, the damp, rich earth of the nearby Upton Marshes serves as a reminder of the shifting boundary between solid ground and the encroaching tide. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity, often stirred by the breeze that sweeps across the wetlands with an unceasing, rhythmic persistence. Solitude defines the experience of traversing these lanes, where the weight of the sky feels heavier and more tangible than in the crowded centres further inland. Oby persists as a place where the land and the water hold a silent, ancient conversation, indifferent to the passage of seasons.
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Live animated radar for Oby and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oby, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Oby includes coordinates 52.675569, 1.56306, 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 Oby is available on the Oby 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.