Shimpling, Norfolk Weather
About Shimpling, Norfolk
Fields of heavy, clay-rich earth define the quiet horizons surrounding Shimpling. It lies 2.9 miles north-east of Diss (from Diss: bearing 51°T, OS grid TM 152 831), and is situated east of Burston village. The landscape here unfolds in wide, muted tones, where the sky seems to press down upon the flat Norfolk expanse with a singular, unyielding weight. Travellers passing through the lanes may catch sight of the Shimpling Village Sign, a piece of public artwork that marks the local identity amidst the sprawling arable tracks. The light in this corner of the county often possesses a sharp, clean clarity, casting long shadows across the fields that stretch toward the distant trees. Further afield, the damp, protected earth of the Shelfanger Meadows Sssi preserves a rare, fragile ecology that has long retreated from the more intensively farmed plains. Shimpling endures as a place of solitary rhythm, where the seasons dictate the turning of the soil and the slow movement of the clouds above.
Flight conditions near Shimpling. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Shimpling and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Shimpling, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shimpling, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Shimpling includes coordinates 52.403676, 1.162595, 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 Shimpling is available on the Shimpling 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.