Coldest on Friday night: Tulloch Bridge -4.5°C min / Mildest: St Mary’s Scilly 10.2°C min / Coldest on Saturday: Tiree 9.2°C max / Warmest: Chertsey 16.7°C max / Wettest: Capel Curig and Okehampton EOF 7 mm

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Colin Youngs

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May 16, 2026, 5:09:35 PM (4 days ago) May 16
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Saturday 16th May 2026


Meteosat MSG satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.00 UTC  https://www.woksat.info/etcaie16m/aie16-msg-1200-uk.html                

MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.01 UTC  https://www.woksat.info/etcaie16/aie16-1001-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=05&day=16&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Elphin (Sutherland) -0.9°C,  Achnagart (Glenshiel) and Strathallan -1.7°C,  Loch Glascarnoch -2.0°C,  Kielder Castle -2.5°C,  Shap and Redesdale -2.6°C,  Braemar and Drumnadrochit -2.7°C,  Tyndrum and Eskdalemuir -2.9°C,  Tulloch Bridge -4.5°C.

Derrylin (NI) 7.6°C,  Morecambe 7.7°C,  Cardinham 7.9°C,  Aberdaron and Jersey Airport 8.0°C,  Crosby 8.1°C,  Blackpool Airport 8.6°C,  Portland 8.7°C,  Camborne 8.9°C,  Culdrose 9.2°C,  Bude 9.7°C,  St Mary’s Scilly 10.2°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

Tiree 9.2°C,  Fair Isle 9.6°C,  Quidinish (Harris), South Uist and Stornoway 9.7°C,  Kirkwall 9.8°C,  Capel Curig, Emley Moor and Lake Vyrnwy 10.1°C,  Altnaharra and Logan Botanic Garden (Dumfries and Galloway) 10.2°C,  Aultbea 10.3°C.

Charsfield (Suffolk) and Frittenden (Kent) 15.8°C,  Charlwood 15.9°C,  Wainfleet, Tibenham (Norfolk), Bournemouth Hurn and Teddington 16.0°C,  Holbeach and Heathrow 16.1°C,  Marham 16.2°C,  Santon Downham 16.4°C,  Chertsey 16.7°C.

OGIMET summary  http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=05&day=16&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          

Thomastown (NI), Preston, Rostherne (Cheshire), Gogerddan (Aberystwyth), Dunkeswell and North Wyke (Devon) 4 mm,  Killowen (NI), Baltasound and Liscombe 5 mm,  Ronaldsway (IOM) 6 mm,  Capel Curig and Okehampton East Okement Farm 7 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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