Roughton reveals itself through the quiet intersection of country lanes where the light catches the flint-knapped walls of its medieval church. It lies 3.2 miles south of Cromer (from Cromer: bearing 181°T, OS grid TG 219 370), and is situated west-north-west of Thorpe Market village. The morning mist often lingers over the reeds at Chapel Road Fishing Lake, softening the edges of the horizon before the sun burns it away. Locals walk past the Roughton Village Sign, an emblem that marks the transition from the busy thoroughfares of the coast to the deeper, slower rhythms of the interior. To the north, the ancient Tumuli On Roughton Heath stand as silent, grass-covered mounds that suggest a landscape shaped by centuries of human residence. The soil here is light and sandy, a characteristic that defines the agricultural character and the particular hue of the surrounding fields. Roughton maintains a distinct composure, balancing its proximity to the North Sea with a grounded, inland stillness that resists the seasonal tides of tourism. Every road leading through the parish seems to hold the weight of the sky, offering a wide, unobstructed view of the Norfolk expanse.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Roughton, 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 Roughton includes coordinates 52.884615, 1.297924, 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 Roughton is available on the Roughton 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.