Coldest on Friday night: Katesbridge (NI) and Topcliffe -3.7°C min / Mildest: St Mary’s Scilly 6.0°C min / Coldest on Saturday: Dalwhinnie 5.1°C max / Mildest: Pershore, Cardiff Bute Park and Gosport 13.3°C max / Wettest: Kinlochewe 13 mm

[Colin Youngs]

Saturday 14th 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/etcaic14m/aic14-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.06 UTC  http://www.woksat.info/etcaic14/aic14-1006-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 Friday night  (at 06.00)  http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2026&mes=03&day=14&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Altnahinch Filters (NI), Yeovilton and Frittenden (Kent) -1.2°C,  Pershore and Wattisham -1.3°C,  Spadeadam -1.5°C,  Aboyne and Charlwood -1.6°C,  Bala -1.7°C,  Bournemouth Hurn -2.1°C,  Balmoral -2.7°C,  Benson -2.9°C,  Katesbridge (NI) and Topcliffe -3.7°C.  

Walney Island 4.3°C,  Ronaldsway (IOM) and Guernsey Airport 4.6°C,  Aberdaron, Aberporth and Portland 5.0°C,  Blackpool Airport 5.1°C,  Morecambe and Gogerddan (Aberystwyth) 5.3°C,  Crosby 5.4°C,  Bude 5.6°C,  St Mary’s Scilly 6.0°C.

UK max. temps on Saturday  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 5.1°C,  Tulloch Bridge 6.2°C,  Loch Glascarnoch and Braemar 6.4°C,  Drumalbin 6.9°C,  Salsburgh (North Lanarkshire) 7.1°C,  Fair Isle 7.2°C,  Lough Fea, Elphin (Sutherland) and Balmoral 7.3°C,  Aviemore 7.4°C,  Lerwick 7.6°C.

Exeter Airport, Thorney Island and Heathrow 12.0°C,  Hereford Credenhill and Plymouth Mount Batten 12.3°C,  Ross-on-Wye, Usk (Monmouthshire) and Frittenden (Kent) 12.5°C,  Pershore College 13.1°C,  Pershore, Cardiff Bute Park and Gosport 13.3°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=14&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send

UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Saturday 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

Baltasound, Lerwick, Fair Isle, Port Ellen on Islay, Aultbea and Plymouth Mount Batten 4 mm,  Machrihanish and Glasgow Bishopton 5 mm,  Tyndrum 6 mm,  Loch Glascarnoch and Drumnadrochit 7 mm,  Tulloch Bridge 8 mm,  Cassley (Sutherland) and Culdrose 9 mm,  Achnagart (Glenshiel) 12 mm,  Kinlochewe 13 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