Coldest on Wednesday night: Exeter Airport 6.2°C min / Mildest: Bude 15.8°C min / Coolest on Thursday: Fair Isle 12.3°C max / Warmest: Thorney Island 25.2°C max / Wettest: Lossiemouth 8 mm

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Colin Youngs

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Aug 6, 2026, 4:18:39 PM (2 days ago) Aug 6
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Thursday 6th August 2026


Meteosat MSG satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.00 UTC   https://www.woksat.info/etcaih06m/aih06-msg-1200-uk.html                                                                                                                                                                                                           
MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 09.39 UTC  https://www.woksat.info/etcaih06/aih06-0939-b-uk.html                                                

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

Figures from both SYNOPs and climatological sites this evening.
 
UK min. temps on Wednesday night  (at 06.00)  http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2026&mes=08&day=06&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Westonbirt (Gloucs) 8.5°C,  Sennybridge 8.4°C,  Altnaharra 8.2°C,  Kinbrace, Nantyglo (Blaenau Gwent) and Benson 7.9°C,  Killylane (NI) 7.7°C,  Usk (Monmouthshire) 7.5°C,  Santon Downham and South Newington (Oxon) 7.3°C,  Stornoway 7.2°C,  Exeter Airport 6.2°C.

Crosby, Shoeburyness and Jersey Airport 13.6°C,  Trawsgoed 13.8°C,  Morecambe 14.0°C,  Blackpool Airport 14.2°C,  Gogerddan (Aberystwyth) 14.3°C,  St Helier (Jersey) 14.4°C,  Guernsey Airport 14.7°C,  St Catherine’s Point 14.8°C,  Camborne 15.1°C,  Portland 15.3°C,  St Mary’s Scilly 15.4°C,  Bude 15.8°C.

UK max. temps on Thursday 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=1786039200&CEL=C&SI=mph

Fair Isle 12.3°C,  Lerwick 13.3°C,  Baltasound and Dalwhinnie 13.7°C,  Kirkwall 13.8°C,  Kinbrace 14.4°C,  Tulloch Bridge and Blencathra (Cumbria) 14.7°C,  Loch Glascarnoch 14.9°C,  Fylingdales 15.0°C,  Braemar, Inverness Lentran and Rosehearty (Aberdeenshire) 15.2°C.

Woburn 23.4°C,  Swanage and Herstmonceux 23.5°C,  Shoeburyness and Wisley 23.6°C,  Bournemouth Hurn and Writtle (Essex) 23.7°C,  Pershore 24.0°C,  Wiggonholt (West Sussex) 24.1°C,  Shoreham 24.3°C,  Frittenden (Kent) 24.6°C,  Thorney Island 25.2°C.

OGIMET summary  http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=08&day=06&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send
                                                                                                                                                                       
UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Thursday 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=1786042800&CEL=C&SI=mph  

Thomastown (NI), Port Ellen on Islay, Aultbea, Aboyne, Fyvie Castle, Walney Island and Spadeadam 3 mm,  Kinloss 5 mm,  Aviemore and Inverness Lentran 6 mm,  Dalwhinnie 7 mm,  Lossiemouth 8 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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