Orford, Suffolk Weather
About Orford, Suffolk
Salt-laden breezes drift across the low-lying Suffolk coast to shape the singular character of Orford. It lies 4.9 miles south-west of Aldeburgh (from Aldeburgh: bearing 215°T, OS grid TM 422 499), and is situated south-south-east of Sudbourne village. The skyline of Orford is defined by the imposing, multi-sided keep of its twelfth-century castle, which remains a stoic sentinel above the encroaching marshes. Beyond the castle walls, Castle Green offers an expanse of open grass where the light often seems to hold a pale, silvery quality peculiar to the North Sea edge. To the south, the vast, shingle-banked expanse of the Orfordness-Havergate National Nature Reserve acts as a shifting barrier between the river and the grey, restless waves. In the quiet corners of the harbour, local fishermen continue to land their catch, maintaining a rhythm of industry that has persisted through centuries of changing tides. The architecture of the older streets reflects a sturdy, unadorned resilience, built from materials that have weathered countless winters exposed to the elements. Walking through these lanes, one senses the weight of the sea, a constant presence that governs the quietude of the surroundings.
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Live animated radar for Orford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Orford, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orford, 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 Orford includes coordinates 52.094681, 1.535091, 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 Orford is available on the Orford 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.