South Pickenham, Norfolk Weather
About South Pickenham, Norfolk
South Pickenham emerges from the Breckland landscape as a collection of quiet lanes and flint-walled architecture that seems to absorb the pale, wide-reaching Norfolk light. It lies 3.8 miles south-east of Swaffham (from Swaffham: bearing 144°T, OS grid TF 857 042), and is situated south-south-west of North Pickenham village. The land here holds the memory of ancient glacial deposits, creating a subtle, sandy topography that supports both arable fields and pockets of wilder, unmanaged scrub. Nearby, the fifty-seven hectares of Pickenham Hall provide a stately, verdant anchor to the southern approach, where mature trees frame the horizon in deep, heavy greens. A short distance away, the South Pickenham Village Pump stands as a modest piece of public art, offering a point of stillness for those traversing the local footpaths. Further afield, the waters of Houghton Springs catch the sky, reflecting the clouds in a way that makes the earth feel unexpectedly porous and shallow. South Pickenham maintains a character defined by this openness, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, rhythmic hum of agricultural machinery. It is a place that demands a slow pace, rewarding the observant eye with the sight of weathered brickwork and the quiet persistence of the surrounding fenland.
Flight conditions near South Pickenham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for South Pickenham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This South Pickenham, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Pickenham, 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 Pickenham includes coordinates 52.604027, 0.74128, 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 Pickenham is available on the South Pickenham 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.