Pentney emerges from the flat, open expanse of the Norfolk landscape like a quiet assertion of human endurance against the vastness of the sky. It lies 6.5 miles west-north-west of Swaffham (from Swaffham: bearing 300°T, OS grid TF 726 138), and is situated west-north-west of Narborough village. Heavy, damp earth defines the local terrain, where the sluggish waters of the Swan River drift eastward, reflecting the pale, shifting light of the North Sea clouds. A solitary public artwork, the Pentney Village Sign, marks the approach, its silhouette offering a stark, metal witness to the passage of travellers. Further afield, the ancient, weathered stone of the Wayside Cross 190M South West Of Crossgates Farm remains as a mute sentinel from a forgotten century, anchored firmly in the soil. The horizon here is vast and unyielding, stripped of artifice and left to the mercies of the wind. Pentney finds its character in this austere simplicity, far removed from the clamour of busier horizons. Each turn of the lane reveals how the land dictates the pace of life, demanding a patient observation of the seasons as they brush across the fens.
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Live animated radar for Pentney and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pentney, 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 Pentney includes coordinates 52.694814, 0.553777, 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 Pentney is available on the Pentney 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.