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Old May 27th 05, 11:49 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Mini-heatwave ! - London MO 31.9°C

Meteosat 8 satellite picture from F. Valk's site at 12.00 UTC on Friday 27
May
http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_imag...7-1200-eur.jpg

NOAA 18 VIS satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 13.50 UTC on
Friday 27 May
http://www.btinternet.com/~wokingham...1350-b-uk.html

NOAA 16 VIS satellite picture from DLR at 14.33 UTC on Friday 27 May
http://www.dfd.dlr.de/ftp/put/wetter...5271433.uk.jpg

Frontal cloud over Ireland and northern Britain but extensive sunshine in
south Wales and southern England. Low Countries sunny.


UK min. temps on Thursday night
http://www.medvale.demon.co.uk/weath...s/mn270505.jpg

Scotland 3 to 10°C; Northern Isles 5 to 6°C; Western Isles 5 to 8°C;
Northern England 9 to 11°C; Midlands 9 to 13°C; East Anglia 11 to 16°C;
SE England 10 to 14°C; SW England 11 to 13°C; Wales 8 to 12°C; Northern
Ireland 7 to 9°C.

South Uist 6.2°C, Kirkwall 6.0°C, Fair Isle 5.8°C, Aviemore 5.7°C, Port
Ellen on Islay 5.1°C, Stornoway 4.5°C, Altnaharra and Glen Ogle 4.3°C,
Tain Range 4.2°C, Wick 4.0°C, Loch Glascarnoch 3.1°C.

St Mawgan and Yeovilton 12.9°C, Heathrow 13.6°C, Lyneham 13.9°C,
Wattisham 14.5°C, Coltishall 14.7°C, Marham 15.8°C.


UK max. temps on Friday
http://www.medvale.demon.co.uk/weath...s/mx270505.jpg

Scotland 9 to 16°C; Northern Isles 8 to 10°C; Western Isles 10 to 13°C;
Northern England 13 to 25°C; Midlands 23 to 28°C; East Anglia 24 to 29°C;
SE England 24 to 32°C; SW England 15 to 26°C; Wales 21 to 26°C; Northern
Ireland 8 to 11°C.

Glen Ogle 5.7°C, Lough Fea 8.3°C, Lerwick 8.4°C, Inverbervie 9.2°C,
Ballypatrick 9.4°C, Strathallan 9.5°C.

Andrewsfield, Bedford, Benson and Farnborough 28.6°C, Manston 29.6°C,
Charlwood 29.8°C, Northolt 30.6°C, Heathrow 30.7°C, Gravesend 31.4°C,
London MO 31.9°C.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/...yesterday.html


Rainfall radar
http://www.metoffice.com/weather/eur...animation.html
Rain moves slowly north over Ireland and Scotland on Friday evening.

Ballypatrick 6 mm, Belfast Aldergrove 6.5 mm, Portglenone 6.8 mm,
Ballycastle 7 mm, Lough Fea 10.0 mm, St Angelo 12.0 mm.


Location of some UK stations
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/data/ukobs.html


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