Coldest on Wednesday night: Bournemouth Hurn -6.2°C min / Mildest: St Mary’s Scilly 6.1°C min / Coldest on Thursday: Dalwhinnie 1.2°C max / Mildest: St Mary’s Scilly 9.1°C max / Wettest: Kinlochewe 21 mm
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Colin Youngs
Jan 1, 2026, 5:24:24 PM (4 days ago) Jan 1
to Weather and Climate
New Year’s Day Thursday 1st January 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/etcaia01m/aia01-msg-1200-uk.html
MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.57 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaia01/aia01-1057-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=01&day=01&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send
Wiggonholt (West Sussex) and Herstmonceux -3.1°C, Otterbourne (Hants) -3.3°C, Gosport -3.4°C, Middle Wallop and Shoreham -3.6°C, Benson -3.9°C, Exeter Airport -4.5°C, Okehampton East Okement Farm -4.6°C, Yeovilton and Boscombe Down -4.8°C, Bournemouth Hurn -6.2°C.
Giant’s Causeway, Logan Botanic Garden (Dumfries and Galloway), Bridgefoot (Cumbria) and St Bees Head 4.6°C, Gogerddan (Aberystwyth) 4.7°C, Oban 4.9°C, Tiree 5.0°C, Crosby 5.1°C, Ronaldsway (IOM) 5.2°C, Machrihanish 5.3°C, Morecambe 5.5°C, Walney Island and Blackpool Airport 5.7°C, St Mary’s Scilly 6.1°C.
UK max. temps on Thursday https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/observation?LANG=en&CONT=ukuk&LAND=UK®ION=0003&SORT=3&UD=1&INT=24&TYP=tmax&ART=kartealle&RUBRIK=akt&DATE=--&CEL=C&SI=mph
Dalwhinnie 1.2°C, Loch Glascarnoch 1.5°C, Aviemore 1.8°C, Balmoral and Spadeadam 1.9°C, Braemar 2.0°C, Inverness Lentran 2.1°C, Copley 2.2°C, Kinbrace 2.3°C, Tulloch Bridge and Inverbervie 2.4°C, Lerwick 2.5°C.
Milford Haven and St Helier (Jersey) 8.1°C, Pembrey Sands and Cardinham 8.2°C, Camborne 8.3°C, Portland 8.4°C, Chivenor and Culdrose 8.5°C, Plymouth Mount Batten and Gosport 8.6°C, Swanage 8.7°C, Cardiff Bute Park 8.8°C, Bude 9.0°C, St Mary’s Scilly 9.1°C.
OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=01&day=01&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send
UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Thursday http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2026&mes=01&day=01&hora=21&vr4=R4&Send=send
Stornoway, Drumnadrochit, Kinbrace and Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion) 8 mm, Kirkwall and Wick 9 mm, Loch Glascarnoch, Altnaharra, Fyvie Castle and Lossiemouth 11 mm, Achnagart (Glenshiel) 12 mm, Elphin (Sutherland) 16 mm, Cassley (Sutherland) 17 mm, Kinlochewe 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
Brussels
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/etcaia01m/aia01-msg-1200-uk.html
MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.57 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaia01/aia01-1057-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=01&day=01&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send
Wiggonholt (West Sussex) and Herstmonceux -3.1°C, Otterbourne (Hants) -3.3°C, Gosport -3.4°C, Middle Wallop and Shoreham -3.6°C, Benson -3.9°C, Exeter Airport -4.5°C, Okehampton East Okement Farm -4.6°C, Yeovilton and Boscombe Down -4.8°C, Bournemouth Hurn -6.2°C.
Giant’s Causeway, Logan Botanic Garden (Dumfries and Galloway), Bridgefoot (Cumbria) and St Bees Head 4.6°C, Gogerddan (Aberystwyth) 4.7°C, Oban 4.9°C, Tiree 5.0°C, Crosby 5.1°C, Ronaldsway (IOM) 5.2°C, Machrihanish 5.3°C, Morecambe 5.5°C, Walney Island and Blackpool Airport 5.7°C, St Mary’s Scilly 6.1°C.
UK max. temps on Thursday https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/observation?LANG=en&CONT=ukuk&LAND=UK®ION=0003&SORT=3&UD=1&INT=24&TYP=tmax&ART=kartealle&RUBRIK=akt&DATE=--&CEL=C&SI=mph
Dalwhinnie 1.2°C, Loch Glascarnoch 1.5°C, Aviemore 1.8°C, Balmoral and Spadeadam 1.9°C, Braemar 2.0°C, Inverness Lentran 2.1°C, Copley 2.2°C, Kinbrace 2.3°C, Tulloch Bridge and Inverbervie 2.4°C, Lerwick 2.5°C.
Milford Haven and St Helier (Jersey) 8.1°C, Pembrey Sands and Cardinham 8.2°C, Camborne 8.3°C, Portland 8.4°C, Chivenor and Culdrose 8.5°C, Plymouth Mount Batten and Gosport 8.6°C, Swanage 8.7°C, Cardiff Bute Park 8.8°C, Bude 9.0°C, St Mary’s Scilly 9.1°C.
OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=01&day=01&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send
UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Thursday http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2026&mes=01&day=01&hora=21&vr4=R4&Send=send
Stornoway, Drumnadrochit, Kinbrace and Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion) 8 mm, Kirkwall and Wick 9 mm, Loch Glascarnoch, Altnaharra, Fyvie Castle and Lossiemouth 11 mm, Achnagart (Glenshiel) 12 mm, Elphin (Sutherland) 16 mm, Cassley (Sutherland) 17 mm, Kinlochewe 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
Brussels
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