Elveden commands a vast, open expanse of the Breckland landscape, where the sandy soil and flint-strewn fields suggest a history defined by the resilience of the earth. It lies 4.1 miles west-south-west of Thetford (from Thetford: bearing 239°T, OS grid TL 816 795), and is situated west of Barnham village. The horizon here possesses a singular, wide-eyed quality, unimpeded by the cluttered textures of denser regions. Beyond the domestic architecture, the cooling shadows of Elveden Lower Warren stretch across the heath, offering a quiet sanctuary from the unrelenting clarity of the afternoon sun. The terrain shifts subtly toward the gentle depression of Summerpit Bottom, where the light seems to pool and linger amongst the low-lying grasses. Elveden remains tethered to its agricultural roots, a place where the weight of the sky feels proportional to the depth of the furrowed ground. Every shift in the wind carries the dry, honest scent of the surrounding pine belts, reminding any traveller of the singular character inherent to this Suffolk plateau.
Flight conditions near Elveden. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Elveden and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elveden, Suffolk, 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 Elveden includes coordinates 52.383528, 0.667457, in the county of Suffolk, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Elveden is available on the Elveden map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Suffolk 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.