Coldest on Thursday night: Braemar -2.0°C min / Mildest: Porthmadog 14.3°C min / Coldest on Friday: Fair Isle 11.2°C max / Warmest: Iver Water Works (Bucks) 25.7°C max / Wettest: St Bees Head 8 mm
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Colin Youngs
May 1, 2026, 5:34:47 PM (8 days ago) May 1
to Weather and Climate
Friday 1st 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/etcaie01m/aie01-msg-1200-uk.html
MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.12 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaie01/aie01-1012-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=05&day=01&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send
Dalwhinnie and Copley 0.6°C, Bainbridge (North Yorks) 0.3°C, Leeming 0.2°C, Shap -0.3°C, Topcliffe -0.4°C, Kinbrace -1.0°C, Altnaharra and Kielder Castle -1.1°C, Aboyne and Redesdale -1.6°C, Balmoral -1.8°C, Braemar -2.0°C.
Trawsgoed, St Athan, Aberporth and Swanage 12.3°C, Killowen (NI) and Chivenor 12.4°C, Magilligan, Valley and Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion) 12.7°C, Yeovilton 12.9°C, St Catherine’s Point 13.1°C, St Helier (Jersey) 13.3°C, Gogerddan (Aberystwyth) 13.5°C, Porthmadog 14.3°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
Fair Isle 11.2°C, Lake Vyrnwy 12.1°C, Capel Curig 12.8°C, Castle Douglas 13.3°C, Valley 13.5°C, Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion) 13.7°C, Aberporth and Sennybridge 13.8°C, Baltasound and Tiree 13.9°C, Lerwick and Inverbervie 14.3°C.
Nottingham Watnall, Wittering, Bedford and Benson 24.7°C, Waddington and Teddington 24.8°C, Coningsby 24.9°C, Cranwell and Wellesbourne (Warwickshire) 25.0°C, Woburn 25.2°C, Northolt and Chertsey 25.3°C, Heathrow and Kew Gardens 25.4°C, Iver Water Works (Bucks) 25.7°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=01&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
Dundrennan, Bridgefoot (Cumbria), Walney Island, Valley, Capel Curig, Rhyl and Bala 3 mm, Edinburgh Gogarbank, Libanus (Powys), Trawsgoed and Sennybridge 4 mm, Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion) 5 mm, St Bees Head 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
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/etcaie01m/aie01-msg-1200-uk.html
MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.12 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaie01/aie01-1012-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=05&day=01&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send
Dalwhinnie and Copley 0.6°C, Bainbridge (North Yorks) 0.3°C, Leeming 0.2°C, Shap -0.3°C, Topcliffe -0.4°C, Kinbrace -1.0°C, Altnaharra and Kielder Castle -1.1°C, Aboyne and Redesdale -1.6°C, Balmoral -1.8°C, Braemar -2.0°C.
Trawsgoed, St Athan, Aberporth and Swanage 12.3°C, Killowen (NI) and Chivenor 12.4°C, Magilligan, Valley and Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion) 12.7°C, Yeovilton 12.9°C, St Catherine’s Point 13.1°C, St Helier (Jersey) 13.3°C, Gogerddan (Aberystwyth) 13.5°C, Porthmadog 14.3°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
Fair Isle 11.2°C, Lake Vyrnwy 12.1°C, Capel Curig 12.8°C, Castle Douglas 13.3°C, Valley 13.5°C, Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion) 13.7°C, Aberporth and Sennybridge 13.8°C, Baltasound and Tiree 13.9°C, Lerwick and Inverbervie 14.3°C.
Nottingham Watnall, Wittering, Bedford and Benson 24.7°C, Waddington and Teddington 24.8°C, Coningsby 24.9°C, Cranwell and Wellesbourne (Warwickshire) 25.0°C, Woburn 25.2°C, Northolt and Chertsey 25.3°C, Heathrow and Kew Gardens 25.4°C, Iver Water Works (Bucks) 25.7°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=01&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
Dundrennan, Bridgefoot (Cumbria), Walney Island, Valley, Capel Curig, Rhyl and Bala 3 mm, Edinburgh Gogarbank, Libanus (Powys), Trawsgoed and Sennybridge 4 mm, Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion) 5 mm, St Bees Head 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
Brussels
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