Upton emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of Norfolk, a place where the sky commands a vast and heavy presence over the low-lying fields. It lies 7.7 miles west of Caister-on-Sea (from Caister-on-Sea: bearing 276°T, OS grid TG 398 126), and is situated north of Acle village. The land here holds the quiet, damp breath of the waterways, finding its sanctuary within the protected boundaries of The Broads National Park. Visitors often pause by the Upton with Fishley Village Sign, a modest iron marker that anchors the local identity amidst the shifting seasonal light. Beyond the houses, the terrain dissolves into the reed-fringed mystery of Upton Broad, where the water mirrors the clouds with a singular, silver clarity. This expanse of wetland provides a fragile refuge for rare species, preserved carefully within the designated Upton Broad & Marshes SSSI. Upton draws its character from this proximity to the fens, where the wind carries the scent of peat and salt across the ancient grazing levels. Every path leading away from Upton feels like a slow retreat into a landscape that has long resisted the hurried pace of the modern world.
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Live animated radar for Upton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upton, 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 Upton includes coordinates 52.658851, 1.545014, 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 Upton is available on the Upton 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.