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®ION=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®ION=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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