Saturday 18th July 2026
Meteosat MSG satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.00 UTC
https://www.woksat.info/etcaig18m/aig18-msg-1200-uk.html MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 09.31 UTC
https://www.woksat.info/etcaig18/aig18-0931-b-uk.html Latest satpic animation from
sat24.com https://www.sat24.com/en-gb Figures from both SYNOPs and climatological sites this evening, except for rainfall (SYNOPs only).
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=07&day=18&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send Warcop, Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion) and Trawsgoed 7.8°C, Edinburgh Gogarbank 7.6°C, Capel Curig 7.4°C, Leuchars 7.2°C, Kielder Castle, Redesdale and Bala 6.7°C, Shap 6.3°C, Strathallan 6.1°C, Dalwhinnie 6.0°C,
Tulloch Bridge 5.4°C.
Kew Gardens, Chertsey and Farnham Alice Holt Lodge 16.2°C, Camborne and Gosport 16.3°C, Teddington 16.5°C, Cardiff Bute Park 16.6°C, Southampton Oceanography Centre 16.9°C, St Catherine’s Point 17.0°C, Portland 17.3°C, Swanage 17.5°C, St Mary’s Scilly 17.9°C.
UK max. temps on Saturday
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=1784394000&CEL=C&SI=mph Fair Isle 13.7°C, Lerwick 13.8°C, Baltasound 13.9°C, Rosehearty (Aberdeenshire)
14.3°C, Ballypatrick Forest and Kirkwall 15.5°C, Stornoway 15.6°C, Fylingdales 15.7°C, Banagher (NI), Wick 16.0°C, Lough Fea and Altnaharra 16.1°C.
Hereford Credenhill and Cardinham 25.6°C, Westonbirt (Gloucs) and Thorney Island 25.7°C, Pershore 25.8°C, Almondsbury (Bristol) 26.1°C, North Wyke (Devon) 26.2°C, St Helier (Jersey) 26.4°C, Wiggonholt (West Sussex) 26.7°C, Usk (Monmouthshire) 26.8°C, Bournemouth Hurn 27.0°C, Yeovilton 27.2°C, Exeter Airport 27.4°C.
OGIMET summary
http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=07&day=18&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®ION=0003&SORT=3&UD=1&INT=24&TYP=niederschlag&ART=kartealle&RUBRIK=akt&DATE=1784397600&CEL=C&SI=mph Lerwick, Wick, Loftus and St Athan 0.4 mm, Stornoway, Albemarle and Boulmer 0.6 mm, Aultbea and Lossiemouth 1 mm, Rosehearty (Aberdeenshire) 2 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