Wighton, Norfolk Weather
About Wighton, Norfolk
Wighton occupies a quiet corner of the North Norfolk landscape where the flint-knapped walls catch the pale, horizontal light of the North Sea. It lies 2.7 miles south-south-east of Wells-next-the-Sea (from Wells-next-the-Sea: bearing 149°T, OS grid TF 940 397), and is situated south-south-west of Warham village. The Wighton Village Sign stands as a sentinel of local identity, casting a sharp, dark shadow across the grass when the sun dips low toward the horizon. Fields of heavy, iron-rich earth stretch outward, bearing the silent weight of centuries where the River Stiffkey carves a slow, deliberate path through the valley floor. To the north, the earthworks of the Warham Camp Small Multivallate Fort rise like a forgotten crown from the soil, their ancient ramparts holding the memory of iron-age winters. Wighton remains defined by this proximity to the coast, where the air tastes of salt and the wind possesses a scouring, restless energy. The surrounding topography reveals itself in layers of chalk and clay, creating a terrain that feels both stubbornly enduring and perpetually worn by the tides. Wighton maintains a composure born of isolation, existing as a place where the architecture of the past persists in the unremarkable daily routines of the present.
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Live animated radar for Wighton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Wighton, Norfolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wighton, 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 Wighton includes coordinates 52.920045, 0.885394, 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 Wighton is available on the Wighton 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.