Coldest on Sunday night: Loch Glascarnoch -2.5°C min / Mildest: St Catherine’s Point 9.4°C min / Coldest on Monday: Libanus (Powys) 10.5°C max / Warmest: Hull, Coningsby and Wainfleet 16.7°C max / Wettest: St Athan 28 mm

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Colin Youngs

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May 18, 2026, 5:37:55 PM (2 days ago) May 18
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Monday 18th May 2026


Meteosat MSG satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.00 UTC   https://www.woksat.info/etcaie18m/aie18-msg-1200-uk.html                  

MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 11.00 UTC  https://www.woksat.info/etcaie18/aie18-1100-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 Sunday night  (at 06.00)  http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2026&mes=05&day=18&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Tain Range -0.1°C,  Elphin (Sutherland) and Balmoral -0.3°C,  Achnagart (Glenshiel) -0.6°C,  Braemar -0.8°C,  Aviemore -0.9°C,  Kinbrace and Drumnadrochit -1.1°C,  Dalwhinnie -1.2°C,  Tulloch Bridge -1.8°C,  Altnaharra -2.4°C,  Loch Glascarnoch -2.5°C.

Millport (Great Cumbrae), Valley, Culdrose and St Helier (Jersey) 8.2°C,  Crosby and Milford Haven 8.4°C,  Swanage 8.5°C,  Chivenor 8.6°C,  Portland and Thorney Island 8.7°C,  Bude 8.8°C,  Pembrey Sands 9.0°C,  St Mary’s Scilly 9.1°C,  St Catherine’s Point 9.4°C.  

UK max. temps on Monday  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

Libanus (Powys) 10.5°C,  Fair Isle 10.7°C,  Liscombe 10.8°C,  Cardinham 11.1°C,  Okehampton East Okement Farm 11.2°C,  Ballypatrick Forest 11.6°C,  Lerwick, Inverbervie Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion) and Sennybridge 11.7°C,  Glenanne and Dundrennan 11.9°C.

Tibenham (Norfolk) 16.2°C,  Myerscough (Lancs), Hawarden, Cranwell and Charsfield (Suffolk) 16.3°C,  Shoeburyness and Frittenden (Kent) 16.4°C,  Weybourne and Heathrow 16.5°C,  Hull, Coningsby and Wainfleet 16.7°C.  

OGIMET summary   http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=05&day=18&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
   
UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Monday   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            

Walney Island, Nottingham Watnall, Bala and Lake Vyrnwy 8 mm,  Blackpool Airport, Milford Haven and Pembrey Sands 9 mm,  Bude 11 mm,  Levens Hall (Cumbria) 12 mm,  Myerscough (Lancs) and St Mary’s Scilly 13 mm,  Eskdalemuir 14 mm,  Morecambe and Cardinham 15 mm,  Cardiff Bute Park 18 mm,  St Athan 28 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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