Stiffkey, Norfolk Weather
About Stiffkey, Norfolk
Stiffkey unfolds as a collection of flint-walled cottages gathered along the winding course of the River Stiffkey. It lies 3.4 miles east of Wells-next-the-Sea (from Wells-next-the-Sea: bearing 98°T, OS grid TF 971 429), and is situated east-north-east of Warham village. Beyond the domestic hearths, the landscape opens into the vast, briny expanse of the Stiffkey Salt Marshes, where the tide dictates the rhythm of the day. To the west, the gentle rise of Home Hill offers a vantage point over the low-lying meadows that have sustained local agriculture for centuries. Stiffkey maintains a quiet dignity, marked by the weathered stone of its historic buildings and the persistent, sharp tang of North Sea air. The nearby Stiffkey Valley SSSI preserves an intricate mosaic of fen and grazing marsh, supporting a fragile biodiversity that thrives in the damp, cool light of the Norfolk coast. Local traditions remain tied to the harvest of the sea, particularly the gathering of the famous Stiffkey cockle, a pursuit that has endured across generations. The horizon here is wide and unencumbered, pulling the gaze toward a sky that often seems to claim more space than the earth itself.
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Live animated radar for Stiffkey and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Stiffkey, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stiffkey, 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 Stiffkey includes coordinates 52.947681, 0.932284, 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 Stiffkey is available on the Stiffkey 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.