Coldest on Thursday night: Kinbrace -4.7°C min / Mildest: St Mary’s Scilly 9.9°C min / Coldest on Friday: High Mowthorpe (North Yorks) 8.4°C max / Warmest: Fyvie Castle 20.2°C max / Wettest: Fylingdales 0.6 mm

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Colin Youngs

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Mar 20, 2026, 5:27:02 PM (2 days ago) Mar 20
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Friday 20th March 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/etcaic20m/aic20-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.48 UTC  http://www.woksat.info/etcaic20/aic20-1048-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 Thursday night  (at 06.00)  http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2026&mes=03&day=20&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Sennybridge and Benson -1.9°C,  Cassley (Sutherland) -2.0°C,  Elphin (Sutherland) and Braemar -2.1°C,  South Newington (Oxon) -2.6°C,  Kinloss -2.8°C,  Fyvie Castle -2.9°C,  Loch Glascarnoch -3.2°C,  Tain Range -3.8°C,  Aboyne -4.3°C,  Altnaharra -4.6°C,  Kinbrace -4.7°C.  

Guernsey Airport 6.9°C,  Culdrose and Plymouth Mount Batten 7.0°C,  Portland and St Catherine’s Point 7.2°C,  Dundrennan 7.4°C,  Aberdaron and Jersey Airport 7.8°C,  Blencathra (Cumbria) 7.9°C,  St Bees Head 8.0°C,  St Helier (Jersey) 8.1°C,  St Mary’s Scilly 9.9°C.  

UK max. temps on Friday  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

High Mowthorpe (North Yorks) 8.4°C,  Donna Nook 8.5°C,  Fylingdales 8.7°C,  Wainfleet 9.0°C,  Weybourne 9.2°C,  Emley Moor 9.3°C,  Cromer 9.6°C,  Dundrennan, St Bees Head, Bridlington and Coningsby 10.0°C,  Fair Isle, Ryhill (West Yorks) and Leconfield 10.1°C.

Aviemore 16.9°C,  Edinburgh Gogarbank 17.1°C,  Kinbrace, Bala and Bournemouth Hurn 17.2°C,  Chivenor 17.3°C,  Aberdeen Dyce 17.5°C,  Kinloss 17.6°C,  Lossiemouth 17.7°C,  Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden 18.2°C,  Tain Range 18.3°C,  Aboyne 18.8°C,  Fyvie Castle 20.2°C.  

OGIMET summary  http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=03&day=20&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send  

UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Friday 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

Fylingdales 0.6 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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