Coldest on Tuesday night: Altnaharra -5.5°C min / Mildest: St Mary’s Scilly 10.4°C min / Coldest on Wednesday: Tyndrum 7.2°C max / Warmest: Porthmadog 17.8°C max / Wettest: Port Ellen on Islay, Kinlochewe and Oban 3 mm

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Colin Youngs

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Mar 4, 2026, 4:49:47 PM (8 days ago) Mar 4
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Wednesday 4th 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/etcaic04m/aic04-msg-1200-uk.html                                                              

MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.13 UTC   http://www.woksat.info/etcaic04/aic04-1013-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 Tuesday night  (at 06.00)   http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2026&mes=03&day=04&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Eskdalemuir -3.0°C,  Drumnadrochit -3.1°C,  Kielder Castle -3.2°C,  Cassley (Sutherland) -3.3°C,  Redesdale -3.4°C,  Tyndrum -3.5°C,  Kinbrace -3.6°C,  Balmoral -3.8°C,  Braemar -4.4°C,  Aboyne -4.6°C,  Loch Glascarnoch -4.7°C,  Altnaharra -5.5°C.  

 Swanage 7.7°C,  Gogerddan (Aberystwyth) 7.9°C,  Bude, North Wyke (Devon) and Portland 8.0°C,  St Helier (Jersey) 8.5°C,   Milford Haven 8.6°C,  Culdrose 8.8°C,  Plymouth Mount Batten 8.9°C,  Porthmadog and Camborne 9.5°C,  St Mary’s Scilly 10.4°C.

UK max. temps on Wednesday 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

Tyndrum 7.2°C,  Strathallan 7.5°C,  Inverbervie and Dalwhinnie 7.6°C,  Fair Isle and Tulloch Bridge 8.4°C,  Loch Glascarnoch, Charsfield (Suffolk) and Andrewsfield 8.6°C,  Shoeburyness 8.7°C,  Braemar 8.8°C,  Baltasound, Cavendish (Suffolk) and Swanage 8.9°C.

Morecambe 16.3°C,  Rhyl, Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion) and Charlwood 16.4°C,  Levens Hall (Cumbria) 16.5°C,  Mona (Anglesey) 16.9°C,  Frittenden (Kent) 17.0°C,  Gogerddan (Aberystwyth) and Trawsgoed 17.3°C,  Herstmonceux 17.4°C,  St Helier (Jersey) 17.7°C,  Porthmadog 17.8°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=04&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send

UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Wednesday    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  

Cassley (Sutherland), Achnagart (Glenshiel), Loch Glascarnoch and Inverness Lentran 0.6 mm,  Elphin (Sutherland) 1.0 mm,  Drumnadrochit 1.4 mm,  Tyndrum 1.6 mm,  Glasgow Bishopton 2 mm,  Port Ellen on Islay, Kinlochewe and Oban 3 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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