Coldest on Tuesday night: Braemar -9.1°C min / Mildest: St Mary’s Scilly 7.6°C min / Coldest on Wednesday: Dalwhinnie 1.7°C max / Mildest: St Mary’s Scilly 11.3°C max / Wettest: Jersey Airport and St Helier (Jersey) 43 mm
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Colin Youngs
Feb 18, 2026, 4:46:02 PM (2 days ago) Feb 18
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Wednesday 18th February 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/etcaib18m/aib18-msg-1200-uk.html
MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.02 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaib18/aib18-1002-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 Tuesday night (at 06.00) http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2026&mes=02&day=18&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send
Lossiemouth -5.1°C, Cassley (Sutherland) and Aberdeen Dyce -5.3°C, Kinloss -5.5°C, Drumnadrochit -5.8°C, Fyvie Castle -6.2°C, Loch Glascarnoch -6.7°C, Kinbrace -7.3°C, Aviemore -7.5°C, Balmoral -8.2°C, Aboyne -8.3°C, Braemar -9.1°C.
Gogerddan (Aberystwyth) and Bournemouth Hurn 4.4°C, Milford Haven 4.7°C, Exeter Airport and St Catherine’s Point 4.9°C, Portland 5.1°C, Jersey Airport 5.2°C, Guernsey Airport 5.4°C, St Helier (Jersey) 5.6°C, Swanage 5.8°C, Camborne 6.0°C, Culdrose 6.1°C, St Mary’s Scilly 7.6°C.
UK max. temps on Wednesday 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 1.7°C, Lake Vyrnwy 1.8°C, Braemar 2.0°C, Balmoral 2.1°C, Pennerley (Shropshire) 2.2°C, Copley 2.4°C, Loch Glascarnoch, Tulloch Bridge, Aviemore, Spadeadam and Emley Moor 2.6°C, Lough Fea and Pateley Bridge 2.7°C.
St Catherine’s Point 7.4°C, Swanage 7.6°C, Cardinham 7.9°C, Bude and Plymouth Mount Batten 8.8°C, Portland 9.0°C, Guernsey Airport 10.0°C, St Helier (Jersey) 10.2°C, Camborne and Jersey Airport 10.3°C, Culdrose 10.8°C, St Mary’s Scilly 11.3°C.
OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=02&day=18&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send
UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Wednesday 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
Dunkeswell, Swanage and St Catherine’s Point 16 mm, Bournemouth Hurn 17 mm, Lough Fea and Thorney Island 18 mm, Okehampton East Okement Farm and Exeter Airport 19 mm, Plymouth Mount Batten 22 mm, St Mary’s Scilly 23 mm, Portland 24 mm, Killowen (NI) 27 mm, Guernsey Airport 28 mm, Jersey Airport and St Helier (Jersey) 43 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/etcaib18m/aib18-msg-1200-uk.html
MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.02 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaib18/aib18-1002-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 Tuesday night (at 06.00) http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2026&mes=02&day=18&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send
Lossiemouth -5.1°C, Cassley (Sutherland) and Aberdeen Dyce -5.3°C, Kinloss -5.5°C, Drumnadrochit -5.8°C, Fyvie Castle -6.2°C, Loch Glascarnoch -6.7°C, Kinbrace -7.3°C, Aviemore -7.5°C, Balmoral -8.2°C, Aboyne -8.3°C, Braemar -9.1°C.
Gogerddan (Aberystwyth) and Bournemouth Hurn 4.4°C, Milford Haven 4.7°C, Exeter Airport and St Catherine’s Point 4.9°C, Portland 5.1°C, Jersey Airport 5.2°C, Guernsey Airport 5.4°C, St Helier (Jersey) 5.6°C, Swanage 5.8°C, Camborne 6.0°C, Culdrose 6.1°C, St Mary’s Scilly 7.6°C.
UK max. temps on Wednesday 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 1.7°C, Lake Vyrnwy 1.8°C, Braemar 2.0°C, Balmoral 2.1°C, Pennerley (Shropshire) 2.2°C, Copley 2.4°C, Loch Glascarnoch, Tulloch Bridge, Aviemore, Spadeadam and Emley Moor 2.6°C, Lough Fea and Pateley Bridge 2.7°C.
St Catherine’s Point 7.4°C, Swanage 7.6°C, Cardinham 7.9°C, Bude and Plymouth Mount Batten 8.8°C, Portland 9.0°C, Guernsey Airport 10.0°C, St Helier (Jersey) 10.2°C, Camborne and Jersey Airport 10.3°C, Culdrose 10.8°C, St Mary’s Scilly 11.3°C.
OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=02&day=18&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send
UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Wednesday 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
Dunkeswell, Swanage and St Catherine’s Point 16 mm, Bournemouth Hurn 17 mm, Lough Fea and Thorney Island 18 mm, Okehampton East Okement Farm and Exeter Airport 19 mm, Plymouth Mount Batten 22 mm, St Mary’s Scilly 23 mm, Portland 24 mm, Killowen (NI) 27 mm, Guernsey Airport 28 mm, Jersey Airport and St Helier (Jersey) 43 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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