Coldest on Monday night: Baltasound 7.5°C min / Warmest: St Catherine’s Point 19.3°C min / Coolest on Tuesday: Fair Isle 13.2°C max / Hottest: Writtle (Essex) 32.3°C max / Wettest: Kinlochewe 53 mm

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Colin Youngs

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Aug 4, 2026, 4:22:24 PM (4 days ago) Aug 4
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Tuesday 4th August 2026


Meteosat MSG satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.00 UTC   https://www.woksat.info/etcaih04m/aig04-msg-1200-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=08&day=04&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send  

Quidnish (Harris) and Aultbea 12.5°C,  Elphin (Sutherland) 12.3°C,  Fair Isle 12.2°C,  Kinlochewe 12.1°C,  Dalwhinnie 12.0°C,  Balmoral 11.3°C,  Aboyne and Inverness Lentran 11.2°C,  Loch Glascarnoch 11.0°C,  Aviemore and Braemar 10.9°C,  Baltasound 7.5°C.

Crosby and Culdrose 18.5°C,  Shawbury, Pershore, Astwood Bank (Worcs) and St Helier (Jersey) 18.6°C,  Bude, Chivenor and Southampton Oceanography Centre 18.9°C,  Wellesbourne (Warwickshire) 19.1°C,  St Athan and Exeter Airport 19.2°C,  St Catherine’s Point 19.3°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=1785862800&CEL=C&SI=mph

Fair Isle 13.2°C,  Kirkwall 13.4°C,  Altnaharra, Cassley (Sutherland) and Kinbrace 13.5°C,  Baltasound 13.6°C,  Elphin (Sutherland) 13.8°C,  Loch Glascarnoch 14.3°C,  Quidnish (Harris) and Inverbervie 15.0°C,  Tain Range 15.1°C,  Stornoway 15.3°C.

Santon Downham, High Beech (Epping Forest) and Frittenden (Kent) 30.7°C,  Wisley 30.8°C,  Shoeburyness and Northolt 30.9°C,  Charsfield (Suffolk) 31.2°C,  Wattisham, Brooms Barn (Suffolk) and Manston 31.3°C,  Kew Gardens 31.4°C,  Heathrow 31.5°C,  Tibenham (Norfolk) 31.6°C,  Cavendish (Suffolk) 32.0°C,  Writtle (Essex) 32.3°C.

OGIMET summary  http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=08&day=04&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=1785866400&CEL=C&SI=mph

Shap 20 mm,  Prestwick and Strathallan 22 mm,  Cassley (Sutherland) and Spadeadam 24 mm,  South Uist 25 mm,  Stornoway and Glasgow Bishopton 27 mm,  Killowen (NI) and Quidinish (Harris) 29 mm,  Loch Glascarnoch 31 mm,  Aultbea 34 mm,  Tiree 41 mm,  Kinlochewe 53 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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