Friday 2nd January 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/etcaia02m/aia02-msg-1200-uk.html MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.36 UTC
http://www.woksat.info/etcaia02/aia02-1036-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=01&day=02&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send Aboyne, Keswick and Fylingdales -1.9°C, Copley -2.0°C, Warcop -2.2°C, Drumalbin -2.3°C, Inverness Lentran -2.4°C, Aviemore and Eskdalemuir -2.6°C, Strathallan -2.7°C, Dalwhinnie -2.9°C, Tulloch Bridge -3.4°C, Spadeadam -4.6°C., Drumnadrochit -5.7°C.
St Catherine’s Point 4.3°C, Pembrey Sands 4.4°C, Whitechurch (Pembrokeshire) 4.9°C, Chivenor 5.1°C, Milford Haven 5.2°C, Aberporth 5.3°C, Jersey Airport 5.5°C, Portland 5.7°C, Guernsey Airport 6.0°C, Camborne 6.4°C, St Mary’s Scilly 6.9°C, Bude 7.5°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 Aboyne 0.4°C, Dalwhinnie and Balmoral 0.5°C, Tulloch Bridge, Kinbrace, Inverness Lentran and Bainbridge (North Yorks) 0.6°C, Aviemore, Braemar and Inverbervie 0.7°C, Copley 0.8°C, Warcop 0.9°C, Loch Glascarnoch 1.0°C, Aberdeen Dyce and Pateley Bridge 1.1°C.
Mulford Haven and St Catherine’s Point 6.5°C, Plymouth Mount Batten 6.8°C, Cardinham 7.0°C, Chivenor 7.1°C, Portland 7.2°C, Camborne and Culdrose 7.8°C, Bude 8.1°C, Guernsey Airport 8.2°C, Jersey Airport 8.6°C, St Mary’s Scilly 9.0°C, St Helier (Jersey) 9.1°C.
OGIMET summary
http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=01&day=02&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Friday
http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2026&mes=01&day=02&hora=18&vr4=R4&Send=send Magilligan, Lough Fea, Portglenone and Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion) 5 mm, Kirkwall, Lossiemouth and Trawsgoed 6 mm, Ballypatrick Forest and Lake Vyrnwy 7 mm, Aultbea and Mona (Anglesey) 8 mm, Baltasound, Kinloss, Rhyl and Shawbury 9 mm, Ronaldsway (IOM) 10 mm, Bala 12 mm, Achnagart (Glenshiel) 13 mm, Kinlochewe 14 mm, Capel Curig 17 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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