Friday 9th March 2018


Meteosat MSG satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk’s site at 12.00 UTC http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/MSG-1200-EUR.jpg

Meteosat MSG-3 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.00 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaac09m/aac09-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.12 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaac09/aac09-1012-b-uk.html

MSG Europe 24-hour cloud animation http://www.meteo.be/meteo/view/nl/12...enbeelden.html


UK min. temps on Thursday night https://tinyurl.com/bas2wpv

Thomastown (NI), Glenanne and Shap -2.1°C, Fylingdales -2.2°C, Lossiemouth -2.3°C, Shawbury -2.4°C, Shobdon -2.5°C, Altnaharra -2.6°C, Topcliffe -2.7°C, Aboyne -4.2°C, Loch Glascarnoch -4.3°C, Castlederg -4.5°C.

St Catherine’s Point and Guernsey Airport 5.6°C, Jersey Airport 5.7°C, Portland 6.1°C, St Mary’s (Scilly) 7.5°C..


UK max. temps on Friday https://tinyurl.com/b68do2b

Glen Ogle 1.3°C, Lake Vyrnwy 4.9°C, Loch Glascarnoch 5.7°C, Altnaharra and Shap 5.8°C, Leek (Thorncliffe) 5.9°C.

Valley, Marham and Gravesend (Broadness) 10.0°C, Linton-on-Ouse 10.1°C, Plymouth (Mountbatten) 10.3°C, Donna Nook 10.4°C, Culdrose 10.5°C, Camborne 10.7°C, Leconfield and Mary’s (Scilly) 10.8°C, Weybourne 11.2°C, Jersey Airport 11.4°C.

OGIMET summary https://tinyurl.com/y9dlq23d


Rainfall radar http://www.weathercast.co.uk/radar/united-kingdom.html or http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=&soort=loop24uur&URL

UK rainfall totals in 24 hours to 18.00 UTC on Friday https://tinyurl.com/ahsgjwh

Pembrey Sands and Dunkeswell 7 mm, Milford Haven, Portland and Bournemouth (Hurn) 8 mm, Camborne 10 mm, Culdrose 11 mm, Lerwick and Cardinham 12 mm, Plymouth (Mountbatten) 13 mm, St Mary’s (Scilly) 15 mm.


Colin Youngs
Brussels