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Synoptic and climate stations WWW.METOFFICE.GOV.UK The map shows the current network of automatic (synoptic) and manual (climate) stations covering the UK.

That info source misses the likes of Braemar, Kinbrace, Balmoral and Dalwhinnie.

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!

'The snowless Sidlaws'

Shap -7.7C and is the coldest of the season in the UK so far.

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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.

Yep, overnight last night.

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.

Maximum temperature of -9.3C today in Braemar - assuming temps don't rise overnight then it will be the coldest day since December 2010. (Met-Office)

Yes, it was the lowest of the season but will be blitzed tonight and tomorrow night too.

-9.2C Eskdalemuir overnight.

Going back to what I said about it being a pity that there's no official weather station in Tomintoul...

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.

Benson -9.0C overnight.