Swainsthorpe, Norfolk Weather
About Swainsthorpe, Norfolk
Broad Norfolk skies stretch over the quiet topography of Swainsthorpe, where the light shifts with a pale, silver clarity across the open fields. It lies 4.8 miles south of Norwich (from Norwich: bearing 190°T, OS grid TG 219 009), and is situated west-south-west of Stoke Holy Cross village. The Swainsthorpe Village Sign stands as a sentinel of local identity, casting a brief, sharp shadow upon the verge as the afternoon sun descends. Eastward, the gentle rise of Skeet's Hill breaks the horizon, offering a vantage point where the wind carries the clean, sharp scent of turned earth and damp grass. The landscape here retains a stoic composure, undisturbed by the modern velocity of the nearby road. Beneath the surface of the surrounding pastures, the echoes of the past remain palpable, as if the land itself holds the memory of the ancient Roman presence at Venta Icenorum nearby. Swainsthorpe possesses a singular stillness, a quality of silence that allows one to hear the distant, rhythmic turning of the seasons in the rustle of the hedgerows.
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About This Swainsthorpe, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swainsthorpe, 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 Swainsthorpe includes coordinates 52.561065, 1.273568, 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 Swainsthorpe is available on the Swainsthorpe 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.