Coldest on Friday night: Shobdon 2.9°C min / Mildest: Weybourne 11.3°C min / Coldest on Saturday: Baltasound 8.1°C max / Warmest: Kew Gardens 23.2°C max / Wettest: Magilligan 21 mm

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Colin Youngs

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May 2, 2026, 5:32:39 PM (7 days ago) May 2
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Saturday 2nd May 2026


Meteosat MSG satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk’s site at 12.00 UTC  https://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/MSG-1200-EUR.jpg      

Meteosat MSG satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.00 UTC   http://www.woksat.info/etcaie02m/aie02-msg-1200-uk.html                      

MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 09.51 UTC   http://www.woksat.info/etcaie02/aie02-0951-b-uk.html                            

Latest satpic animation from sat24.com   https://www.sat24.com/en-gb  


Figures from both SYNOPs and climatological  sites this evening, except for min. temps (SYNOPs only)

UK min. temps on Friday night  (at 06.00)  http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2026&mes=05&day=02&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Crosby and Sennybridge 5.4°C,  Hereford Credenhill 5.3°C,  Leek Thorncliffe and Trawsgoed 5.1°C,  Blackpool Airport 5.0°C,  Tain Range 4.7°C,  Hawarden, Pershore and Almondsbury (Bristol) 4.3°C,  Shawbury 3.2°C,  Shobdon 2.9°C.  

Bridlington and Valley 10.3°C,  Milford Haven and Shoeburyness 10.4°C,  Leconfield and Waddington 10.5°C,  Camborne and St Catherine’s Point 10.6°C,  St Mary’s Scilly 10.9°C,  Jersey Airport 11.1°C, St Helier (Jersey) 11.2°C,  Weybourne 11.3°C.  

UK max. temps on Saturday  https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/observation?LANG=en&CONT=ukuk&LAND=UK&REGION=0003&SORT=3&UD=1&INT=24&TYP=tmax&ART=kartealle&RUBRIK=akt&DATE=--&CEL=C&SI=mph

Baltasound 8.1°C,  Lerwick 8.8°C,  Fair Isle 9.3°C,  Altnaharra 9.5°C,  Stornoway 9.7°C,  Cassley (Sutherland) 9.8°C,  Kirkwall 9.9°C,  Wick 10.1°C,  Elphin (Sutherland) 10.4°C,  South Uist and Aultbea 10.6°C,  Loch Glascarnoch 11.1°C.

Tibenham (Norfolk) 21.6°C,  Marham 21.8°C,  Wisley and Teddington 22.5°C,  Santon Downham 22.8°C,  High Beech (Epping Forest) 22.9°C,  Iver Water Works (Bucks), Heathrow and Chertsey 23.0°C,  Northolt and Charlwood 23.1°C,  Kew Gardens 23.2°C.

OGIMET summary  http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=05&day=02&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
   
UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Saturday   https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/observation?LANG=en&CONT=ukuk&LAND=UK&REGION=0003&SORT=3&UD=1&INT=24&TYP=niederschlag&ART=kartealle&RUBRIK=akt&DATE=--&CEL=C&SI=mph              

Thomastown (NI), Balmoral, Cardiff Bute Park, Almondsbury (Bristol), Camborne, Dunkeswell and Chivenor 10 mm,  Lough Fea, Leuchars and Guernsey Airport 11 mm,  North Wyke (Devon), Liscombe, Exeter Airport and Herstmonceux 12 mm,  Culdrose 13 mm,  Okehampton East Okement Farm and Plymouth Mount Batten 14 mm,  Magilligan 21 mm.

Rainfall radar  https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar    

Sferics  https://www.blitzortung.org/en/historical_maps.php?map=10   Review  24h Loop

Location of stations   https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-synoptic-and-climate-stations

Colin Youngs
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