South Lopham, Norfolk Weather
About South Lopham, Norfolk
South Lopham emerges from the flat, heavy clay of the Norfolk landscape as a collection of quiet dwellings and ancient, flint-knapped masonry. It lies 4.9 miles west-north-west of Diss (from Diss: bearing 282°T, OS grid TM 038 812), and is situated south of North Lopham village. The horizon here is vast and low, offering a wide, unblinking view of the sky that reflects the pale, muted colours of the surrounding arable fields. Just a short journey to the south, the expansive wetlands of Redgrave and Lopham Fens SSSI stretch across 127 hectares, where the water table sustains a rare, fragile ecosystem hidden from the main thoroughfares. Near the centre of the parish, the South Lopham Village Sign stands as a modest sentinel, marking the intersection of local memory and the present day. St Nicholas Church dominates the skyline with its massive Norman tower, a heavy, square-shouldered structure that holds the weight of centuries in its dark, cooling stone. These fields and lanes maintain a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the hurried currents of the modern world. South Lopham remains defined by this stillness, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, rhythmic turning of agricultural machinery.
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About This South Lopham, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Lopham, 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 South Lopham includes coordinates 52.391659, 0.994271, 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 South Lopham is available on the South Lopham 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.