Upwell draws its character from the quiet persistence of the Fens, where the horizon stretches wide and level beneath an expansive, shifting sky. It lies 5.0 miles south-south-east of Wisbech (from Wisbech: bearing 150°T, OS grid TF 505 027), and is situated south-west of Outwell village. The waterways here define the rhythm of the land, as the River Delph traces a deliberate path through the peat-rich earth, mirroring the slow passage of clouds above. Near the heart of the parish, the Upwell Village Sign stands as a modest sentinel, marking a place where the water table once dictated the very shape of human industry. The architecture reflects a long history of drainage and reclamation, with sturdy brickwork grounded in the dark, fertile soil. Beyond the main thoroughfare, the quietude of the fields is broken only by the occasional movement of wildlife near the Twenty Foot River, where the reeds sway in a constant, hushed conversation with the breeze. Each season brings a different quality of light to these low-lying acres, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasise the flatness of the terrain. Upwell remains a place where the connection between the inhabitant and the elements feels immediate and unadorned.
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Live animated radar for Upwell and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upwell, 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 Upwell includes coordinates 52.601817, 0.221171, 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 Upwell is available on the Upwell 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.