Coldest on Thursday night: Drumnadrochit -5.7°C min / Mildest: Bude 7.5°C min / Coldest on Friday: Aboyne 0.4°C max / Mildest: St Helier (Jersey) 9.1°C max / Wettest: Capel Curig 17 mm

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Colin Youngs

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Jan 2, 2026, 4:26:21 PM (3 days ago) Jan 2
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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&REGION=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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