Friday 31st July 2026
Meteosat MSG satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.00 UTC
https://www.woksat.info/etcaig31m/aig31-msg-1200-uk.html MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.28 UTC
https://www.woksat.info/etcaig31/aig31-1028-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 Thursday night (at 06.00)
http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2026&mes=07&day=31&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send Strathallan 4.8°C, Fyvie Castle 4.5°C, Tulloch Bridge 4.3°C, Braemar 4.1°C, Sennybridge 4.0°C, Loch Glascarnoch and Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion) 3.9°C, Katesbridge (NI) 3.8°C, Redesdale 3.4°C, Kielder Castle 3.1°C, Aboyne 2.6°C, Eskdalemuir 2.5°C.
Thorney Island, Wisley, Kew Gardens and Wiggonholt (West Sussex) 16.5°C, Slough Cippenham Water Works 16.6°C, East Malling 16.7°C, Heathrow, Shoreham and Langdon Bay 16.8°C, Teddington 16.9°C, Chertsey 17.0°C, Manston 18.2°C.
UK max. temps on Friday
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=1785517200&CEL=C&SI=mph Baltasound 13.9°C, Lerwick and Fair Isle 14.5°C, Loch Glascarnoch 15.4°C, Achnagart (Glenshiel) 15.6°C, Dalwhinnie 15.9°C, South Uist 16.0°C, Ballypatrick Forest and Tulloch Bridge 16.1°C, Salsburgh (North Lanarkshire) and Eskdalemuir 16.3°C, Tiree and Cassley (Sutherland) 16.4°C.
Bournemouth Hurn and Northolt 25.5°C, Writtle (Essex) 25.8°C, Cavendish (Suffolk) and Wisley 25.9°C, Pershore and East Malling 26.0°C, Kew Gardens 26.2°C, Frittenden (Kent) 26.4°C, Heathrow 26.8°C, Wiggonholt (West Sussex) 27.0°C, Thorney Island and Charlwood 27.3°C.
OGIMET summary
http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=07&day=31&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send UK rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Friday
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=1785520800&CEL=C&SI=mph Belfast Aldergrove, Lerwick, Tiree and Edinburgh Gogarbank 2 mm, Castlederg, Portglenone and Eskdalemuir 3 mm, Magilligan, Loch Glascarnoch and Blackpool Airport 4 mm, Baltasound 5 mm, Ballypatrick Forest 7 mm, Fair Isle and Wick 8 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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