Coldest on Thursday night: Loch Glascarnoch 2.2°C min / Mildest: St Mary’s Scilly 9.8°C min / Coldest on Friday: Elphin (Sutherland) and Tulloch Bridge 6.5°C max / Warmest: Pershore College 17.9°C max / Wettest: Capel Curig 30 mm
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Colin Youngs
Apr 3, 2026, 5:19:37 PM (2 days ago) Apr 3
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Good Friday 3rd April 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/etcaid03m/aid03-msg-1200-uk.html
MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 09.18 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaid03/aid03-0918-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=04&day=03&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send
Tulloch Bridge 3.3°C, Baltasound, Elphin (Sutherland), Balmoral and Santon Downham 3.2°C, Cassley (Sutherland) and Eskdalemuir 3.0°C, Braemar, Shap and Lake Vyrnwy 2.9°C, Dalwhinnie and Spadeadam 2.7°C, Loch Glascarnoch 2.2°C.
St Helier (Jersey) 8.3°C, Camborne and Plymouth Mount Batten 8.4°C, Pembrey Sands, Otterbourne (Hants) and Heathrow 8.5°C, Culdrose, Portland and Bournemouth Hurn 8.6°C, St Catherine’s Point 8.9°C, Swanage 9.2°C, St Mary’s Scilly 9.8°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
Elphin (Sutherland) and Tulloch Bridge 6.5°C, Loch Glascarnoch 6.6°C, Aultbea 7.1°C, Baltasound and Fair Isle 7.2°C, Cassley (Sutherland) 7.3°C, South Uist and Dalwhinnie 7.6°C, Altnaharra and Drumalbin 7.7°C, Kinlochewe and Tyndrum 7.9°C.
Coton in the Elms (Derbyshire) 16.6°C, Coventry Coundon and Cambridge NIAB 16.7°C, Donna Nook, Wittering, Coningsby and Pershore 16.8°C, Wainfleet 16.9°C, Holbeach and Marham 17.1°C, Coleshill and Santon Downham 17.3°C, Sutton Bonington (Notts) 17.4°C, Pershore College 17.9°C.
OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=04&day=03&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send
UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC 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=niederschlag&ART=kartealle&RUBRIK=akt&DATE=--&CEL=C&SI=mph
South Uist, Tyndrum and Liscombe 15 mm, Tulloch Bridge and Kinlochewe 16 mm, Kirkwall, Stornoway and Oban 17 mm, Castle Douglas 19 mm, Cassley (Sutherland) and Eskdalemuir 20 mm, Quidinish (Harris) and Elphin (Sutherland) 21 mm, Achnagart (Glenshiel) 27 mm, Capel Curig 30 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
Brussels
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/etcaid03m/aid03-msg-1200-uk.html
MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 09.18 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaid03/aid03-0918-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=04&day=03&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send
Tulloch Bridge 3.3°C, Baltasound, Elphin (Sutherland), Balmoral and Santon Downham 3.2°C, Cassley (Sutherland) and Eskdalemuir 3.0°C, Braemar, Shap and Lake Vyrnwy 2.9°C, Dalwhinnie and Spadeadam 2.7°C, Loch Glascarnoch 2.2°C.
St Helier (Jersey) 8.3°C, Camborne and Plymouth Mount Batten 8.4°C, Pembrey Sands, Otterbourne (Hants) and Heathrow 8.5°C, Culdrose, Portland and Bournemouth Hurn 8.6°C, St Catherine’s Point 8.9°C, Swanage 9.2°C, St Mary’s Scilly 9.8°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
Elphin (Sutherland) and Tulloch Bridge 6.5°C, Loch Glascarnoch 6.6°C, Aultbea 7.1°C, Baltasound and Fair Isle 7.2°C, Cassley (Sutherland) 7.3°C, South Uist and Dalwhinnie 7.6°C, Altnaharra and Drumalbin 7.7°C, Kinlochewe and Tyndrum 7.9°C.
Coton in the Elms (Derbyshire) 16.6°C, Coventry Coundon and Cambridge NIAB 16.7°C, Donna Nook, Wittering, Coningsby and Pershore 16.8°C, Wainfleet 16.9°C, Holbeach and Marham 17.1°C, Coleshill and Santon Downham 17.3°C, Sutton Bonington (Notts) 17.4°C, Pershore College 17.9°C.
OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=04&day=03&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send
UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC 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=niederschlag&ART=kartealle&RUBRIK=akt&DATE=--&CEL=C&SI=mph
South Uist, Tyndrum and Liscombe 15 mm, Tulloch Bridge and Kinlochewe 16 mm, Kirkwall, Stornoway and Oban 17 mm, Castle Douglas 19 mm, Cassley (Sutherland) and Eskdalemuir 20 mm, Quidinish (Harris) and Elphin (Sutherland) 21 mm, Achnagart (Glenshiel) 27 mm, Capel Curig 30 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
Brussels
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