Rougham occupies a quiet stretch of Norfolk earth, where the Breckland light leans long and pale against the horizon. It lies 7.1 miles north of Swaffham (from Swaffham: bearing 8°T, OS grid TF 831 204), and is situated south-west of Weasenham St Peter village. The fields around Rougham are broad and open, marked by the flinty soil that has long dictated the rhythm of the local plough. To the east, the low, rounded rise of the Group Of Barrows In Weasenham Plantation breaks the level skyline, serving as a silent anchor to a landscape that feels ancient and unadorned. St Mary’s Church stands as a sturdy guardian of the parish, its masonry bearing the cool, grey complexion of local stone. A short distance to the west, the Two Bowl Barrows On Massingham Common remind the observant traveller that this ground has held the footsteps of many generations. The air here carries the faint, sharp scent of damp earth and coming rain, typical of a region where the sky feels vast and ever-present. Rougham maintains a modest, steady character, defined less by sudden change and more by the enduring persistence of its agricultural roots.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rougham, 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 Rougham includes coordinates 52.750667, 0.71149, 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 Rougham is available on the Rougham 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.