Synoptic and climate stations
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The map shows the current network of automatic (synoptic) and manual (climate) stations covering the UK.
I run a Met-Office climate site in Angus (Tealing) and for about 6 hours, my site was the coldest of the season with a reading of -11.5C. The temperature plummeted from -5.0C to -11.5C between 5 and 8pm. It then clouded over...frustrating.
Altnaharra was the lowest overnight with -12.5C. Looks like my site was joint second coldest with Kinbrace. If only I had the rest of the night without clouds...
Check out the temperature plummet and the snowless hills in the background in the second pic!
As I mentioned in my post above, the winds had picked up in the Highlands and it wouldn't get anywhere near as cold overnight, and it didn't. Lowest UK temperature was -11.8C in Drumalbin, 35 miles SE of Glasgow.
The wind has picked up in the Highlands area with snow showers so -17.3C won't be beaten. Nowhere will even get close.
Redesdale Camp with -11.8C is England's lowest.
Conditions aren't conducive in the Highlands yet for -10C or so - there's too much of a breeze and it has been cloudy with some places getting good snowfall. From Sunday, when winds die down and skies clear at night, there will be temperatures up there below -10C. Watch this space.