Coldest on Monday night: Katesbridge (NI) -4.1°C min / Mildest: Guernsey Airport 8.5°C min / Coldest on Tuesday: Libanus (Powys) 8.1°C max / Warmest: Wiggonholt and St Helier 18.2°C max / Wettest: Kinlochewe 7 mm

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Colin Youngs

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Mar 3, 2026, 5:18:00 PM (9 days ago) Mar 3
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Tuesday 3rd 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/etcaic03m/aic03-msg-1200-uk.html                                                            

MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.33 UTC   http://www.woksat.info/etcaic03/aic03-1033-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 Monday night  (at 06.00)   http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2026&mes=03&day=03&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Charterhall and Keswick -1.0°C,  Castle Douglas -1.3°C,  West Freugh, Bridgefoot (Cumbria) and Kielder Castle -1.8°C,  Redesdale -2.2°C,  Eskdalemuir -2.6°C,  Shap -2.7°C,  Derrylin (NI) -2.8°C,  Castlederg -3.3°C,  Katesbridge (NI) -4.1°C.  

Cromer and Langdon Bay 7.4°C,  Ross-on-Wye, St Athan and Chivenor 7.6°C,  Nottingham Weather Centre 7.7°C,  Usk (Monmouthshire) and St Catherine’s Point 7.8°C,  Waddington 7.9°C,  Portland 8.1°C,  Cardiff Bute Park 8.4°C,  Guernsey Airport 8.5°C.

UK max. temps on Tuesday 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) 8.1°C,  Dalwhinnie 8.2°C,  Baltasound, Lake Vyrnwy and Sennybridge 8.3°C,  Fair Isle and Pennerley (Shropshire) 8.4°C,  Lerwick 8.5°C,  Dona Nook 8.6°C,  Lough Fea, Loch Glascarnoch, St Bees Head and Fylingdales 8.7°C.

Bude, Teddington and Goudhurst (Kent) 15.4°C,  Shoreham and Frittenden (Kent) 15.5°C,  Guernsey Airport 15.6°C,  Gosport and Thorney Island 15.9°C,  Charlwood 16.3°C,  Bournemouth Hurn 16.7°C,  Otterbourne (Hants) and Jersey Airport 17.1°C,  Herstmonceux 17.3°C,  Wiggonholt (West Sussex) and St Helier (Jersey) 18.2°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=03&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send

UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Tuesday  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  

Lerwick, Aultbea, Lossiemouth, Camborne and Cardinham 2 mm,  Baltasound, Altnaharra, Achnagart (Glenshiel) and Libanus (Powys) 3 mm,  Loch Glascarnoch and Bude 4 mm,  Elphin (Sutherland) and Cassley (Sutherland) 6 mm,  Kinlochewe 7 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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