Coldest on Friday night: Benson -0.8°C min / Mildest: Bude 7.8°C min / Coldest on Saturday: Dalwhinnie 4.3°C max / Mildest: Frittenden (Kent) 12.8°C max / Wettest: Cassley (Sutherland) 34 mm

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Colin Youngs

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Mar 28, 2026, 5:55:47 PM (8 days ago) Mar 28
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Saturday 28th 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/etcaic28m/aic28-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.16 UTC  http://www.woksat.info/etcaic28/aic28-1016-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 Friday night  (at 06.00)  http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2026&mes=03&day=28&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Newport (Shropshire) and Westonbirt (Gloucs) 0.2°C,  Altnahinch Filters (NI), Killylane (NI), Copley, Fylingdales and Shawbury 0.1°C,  South Newington (Oxon) 0.0°C,  Pershore -0.2°C,  Keele University and Santon Downham -0.3°C,  Shobdon -0.5°C,  Benson -0.8°C.  

Walney Island 5.5°C,  Morecambe and Blackpool Airport 6.0°C,  Chivenor 6.2°C,  Crosby and Portland 6.3°C,  Guernsey Airport 6.5°C,  St Mary’s Scilly and Cardinham 6.7°C,  Jersey Airport 7.1°C,  St Helier (Jersey) 7.4°C,  Bude 7.8°C.

UK max. temps on Saturday  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  
   
Dalwhinnie 4.3°C,  Tulloch Bridge 5.6°C,  Loch Glascarnoch 6.1°C,  Braemar 6.2°C,  Aviemore 6.3°C,  Balmoral 6.4°C,  Cassley (Sutherland) and Inverness Lentran 6.5°C,  Warcop and Leek Thorncliffe 6.6°C,  Tyndrum and Salsburgh (North Lanarkshire) 6.9°C.

Swanage, Thorney Island and Iver Water Works (Bucks) 11.9°C,  Heathrow and Teddington 12.0°C,  Shoeburyness, Wiggonholt (West Sussex), Shoreham and Langdon Bay 12.1°C,  Cardiff Bute Park 12.2°C,  Pershore 12.3°C,  Gosport 12.6°C,  Frittenden (Kent) 12.8°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=28&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send  
   
UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Saturday 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

Prestwick 8 mm,  Thomastown (NI) and Aultbea 9 mm,  Elphin (Sutherland) and Eskdalemuir 10 mm,  Tyndrum 11 mm,  Stornoway 12 mm,  Loch Glascarnoch 14 mm,  Altnaharra 16 mm,  Dalwhinnie 17 mm,  Tulloch Bridge and Kinlochewe 21 mm,  Achnagart (Glenshiel) 23 mm,  Cassley (Sutherland) 34 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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