Coldest on Friday night: Exeter Airport and South Newington (Oxon) 1.5°C min / Mildest: St Helier (Jersey) 10.5°C min / Coldest on Saturday: Loch Glascarnoch 8.3°C max / Warmest: Frittenden (Kent) 18.8°C max / Wettest: Achnagart (Glenshiel) 24 mm
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Colin Youngs
Apr 18, 2026, 5:05:42 PM (10 days ago) Apr 18
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Saturday 18th April 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/etcaid18m/aid18-msg-1200-uk.html
MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.49 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaid18/aid18-1049-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=04&day=18&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send
Birmingham Winterbourne and Stowe (Bucks) 4.1°C, Fylingdales and Bournemouth Hurn 3.9°C, Coningsby 3.8°C, Wellesbourne (Warwickshire) and Little Rissington 3.7°C, Hereford Credenhill 3.4°C, Benson 3.3°C, Usk (Monmouthshire) 2.8°C, Yeovilton 2.1°C, Exeter Airport and South Newington (Oxon) 1.5°C.
Crosby, St Mary’s Scilly, Frittenden (Kent) and Manston 9.2°C, Langdon Bay 9.3°C, Pembrey Sands 9.4°C, Portland and Shoreham 9.5°C, East Malling 9.6°C, Goudhurst (Kent) 9.7°C, Charsfield (Suffolk) 9.8°C, Shoeburyness 10.0°C, Jersey Airport 10.1°C, Bude 10.3°C, St Helier (Jersey) 10.5°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=--&CEL=C&SI=mph
Loch Glascarnoch 8.3°C, Cassley (Sutherland) 9.6°C, Dalwhinnie 9.8°C, Elphin (Sutherland) 9.9°C, Fair Isle 10.0°C, Tulloch Bridge and Kinlochewe 10.3°C, Ballypatrick Forest and Achnagart (Glenshiel) 10.5°C, Tyndrum 10.6°C, Lough Fea 10.7°C, Capel Curig 10.8°C.
Pershore and Charlwood 17.4°C, Herstmonceux 17.6°C, Kew Gardens and East Malling 17.8°C, Writtle (Essex) 17.9°C, Teddington and High Beech (Epping Forest) 18.0°C, Shoeburyness 18.1°C, Heathrow 18.4°C, Charsfield (Suffolk) and Gosport 18.7°C, Frittenden (Kent) 18.8°C.
OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=04&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=--&CEL=C&SI=mph
Stornoway, Aultbea and Capel Curig 5 mm, Tulloch Bridge 7 mm, Castlederg 8 mm, Cassley (Sutherland) 9 mm, Oban 11 mm, Loch Glascarnoch, Tyndrum, Kinlochewe and Elphin (Sutherland) 13 mm, Achnagart (Glenshiel) 24 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
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/etcaid18m/aid18-msg-1200-uk.html
MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.49 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaid18/aid18-1049-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=04&day=18&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send
Birmingham Winterbourne and Stowe (Bucks) 4.1°C, Fylingdales and Bournemouth Hurn 3.9°C, Coningsby 3.8°C, Wellesbourne (Warwickshire) and Little Rissington 3.7°C, Hereford Credenhill 3.4°C, Benson 3.3°C, Usk (Monmouthshire) 2.8°C, Yeovilton 2.1°C, Exeter Airport and South Newington (Oxon) 1.5°C.
Crosby, St Mary’s Scilly, Frittenden (Kent) and Manston 9.2°C, Langdon Bay 9.3°C, Pembrey Sands 9.4°C, Portland and Shoreham 9.5°C, East Malling 9.6°C, Goudhurst (Kent) 9.7°C, Charsfield (Suffolk) 9.8°C, Shoeburyness 10.0°C, Jersey Airport 10.1°C, Bude 10.3°C, St Helier (Jersey) 10.5°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=--&CEL=C&SI=mph
Loch Glascarnoch 8.3°C, Cassley (Sutherland) 9.6°C, Dalwhinnie 9.8°C, Elphin (Sutherland) 9.9°C, Fair Isle 10.0°C, Tulloch Bridge and Kinlochewe 10.3°C, Ballypatrick Forest and Achnagart (Glenshiel) 10.5°C, Tyndrum 10.6°C, Lough Fea 10.7°C, Capel Curig 10.8°C.
Pershore and Charlwood 17.4°C, Herstmonceux 17.6°C, Kew Gardens and East Malling 17.8°C, Writtle (Essex) 17.9°C, Teddington and High Beech (Epping Forest) 18.0°C, Shoeburyness 18.1°C, Heathrow 18.4°C, Charsfield (Suffolk) and Gosport 18.7°C, Frittenden (Kent) 18.8°C.
OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2026&mes=04&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=--&CEL=C&SI=mph
Stornoway, Aultbea and Capel Curig 5 mm, Tulloch Bridge 7 mm, Castlederg 8 mm, Cassley (Sutherland) 9 mm, Oban 11 mm, Loch Glascarnoch, Tyndrum, Kinlochewe and Elphin (Sutherland) 13 mm, Achnagart (Glenshiel) 24 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
Keith (Southend)
Apr 19, 2026, 12:03:00 PM (9 days ago) Apr 19
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Out of interest Colin, what is your cut-off criteria for high level locations? I'm thing re: Cairngorm, Aonach Mor etc?
Keith (Southend)
Colin Youngs
Apr 20, 2026, 4:21:45 PM (8 days ago) Apr 20
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Hi Keith,
Of those in the Ogimet list, I leave out:
Bealach na Bà 773 m
Aonach Mor 1130 m
Cairngorm 1237 m
Cairnwell 928 m
Great Dun Fell 847 m
Colin Youngs
Brussels
Of those in the Ogimet list, I leave out:
Bealach na Bà 773 m
Aonach Mor 1130 m
Cairngorm 1237 m
Cairnwell 928 m
Great Dun Fell 847 m
Colin Youngs
Brussels
Op zondag 19 april 2026 om 18:03:00 UTC+2 schreef Keith (Southend):
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