Coldest on Saturday night: Aboyne -5.6°C min / Mildest: Plymouth MB and Chivenor 9.0°C min / Coldest on Sunday: Dalwhinnie and Inverbervie 7.1°C max / Mildest: Jersey Airport 15.2°C max / Wettest: South Uist, Tiree and Chivenor 6 mm

[Colin Youngs]

Sunday 8th 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/etcaic08m/aic08-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.30 UTC  http://www.woksat.info/etcaic08/aic08-1030-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 Saturday night  (at 06.00)  http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2026&mes=03&day=08&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send  

Spadeadam -2.7°C,  Castle Douglas and Bridgefoot (Cumbria) -2.8°C,  Leuchars -2.9°C,  Fyvie Castle -3.1°C,  Edinburgh Gogarbank -3.3°C,  Kielder Castle -3.5°C,  Balmoral -3.6°C,  Eskdalemuir -3.8°C,  Redesdale -4.2°C,  Braemar -5.4°C,  Aboyne -5.6°C.    

Portland and Bournemouth Hurn 8.3°C,  Gogerddan (Aberystwyth) and Pembrey Sands 8.4°C,  Aultbea and Bude 8.5°C,  Exeter Airport, Swanage and Guernsey Airport 8.6°C, St Mary’s Scilly 8.7°C,  Plymouth Mount Batten and Chivenor 9.0°C.  

UK max. temps on Sunday 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 and Inverbervie 7.1°C,  Lake Vyrnwy 7.2°C,  Lerwick and Cromer 7.6°C,  Fair Isle 7.7°C,  Fylingdales and Langdon Bay 7.9°C,  Liscombe 8.0°C,  Shoeburyness 8.1°C,  Libanus (Powys), Donna Nook, Wattisham, Charsfield (Suffolk), Larkhill and Boscombe Down 8.2°C.

Edinburgh Gogarbank and Carlisle 12.0°C,  Fyvie Castle and Rostherne (Cheshire) 12.1°C,  Guernsey Airport 12.4°C,  Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden 12.6°C,  Altnaharra and Drumnadrochit 12.7°C,  Kinbrace 12.8°C,  Tain Range 12.9°C,  Kinlochewe and Kinloss 13.3°C,  St Helier (Jersey) 13.9°C,  Jersey Airport 15.2°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=08&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send    


UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Sunday  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

Levens Hall (Cumbria), Morecambe, Cranwell, Bala, Astwood Bank (Worcs), Winchcombe (Gloucs), Milford Haven, Camborne, Culdrose and Plymouth Mount Batten 2 mm,  Gogerddan (Aberystwyth), Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion), Market Bosworth (Leics), Coningsby, Westonbirt (Gloucs) and Haverfordwest Scolton Country Park 3 mm,  Sutton Bonington (Notts) 4 mm,  Quidinish (Harris) 5 mm,  South Uist, Tiree and Chivenor 6 mm.  

infall 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