Meteosat 8 satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00 UTC on
Saturday 26th August
http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_imag...8-1200-EUR.jpg

NOAA 18 VIS satellite picture from DLR at 13.13 UTC on Saturday 26th
August
http://www.wetteronline.de/daten/sat...jpg?1156590780

Large amounts of cloud over the British Isles but cloud is more broken
over Ireland and Wales and SW England.


UK min. temps on Friday night http://makeashorterlink.com/?K250134AD

09.00
Aboyne 8.9°C, Aviemore 8.8°C, Tulloch Bridge 8.7°C, Loch
Glascarnoch 8.6°C, Carterhouse 8.5°C, Shap 8.4°C, Glen Ogle
8.3°C, Baltasound and Altnaharra 7.9°C.

06.00
St Mary's and Culdrose 15.1°C, Plymouth 15.2°C, St Mawgan and
Solent MRSC 15.4°C.


UK max. temps on Saturday http://makeashorterlink.com/?B160214AD

Glen Ogle 11.5°C, Fair Isle 15.0°C, Aultbea 15.8°C, Tulloch
Bridge 16.1°C, Loch Glascarnoch 16.2°C.

Shobdon 21.5°C, Yeovilton 21.6°C, Boscombe Down 21.8°C,
Farnborough 21.9°C, Lyneham 22.0°C, Middle Wallop 22.1°C, Thorney
Island 22.6°C, Solent MRSC 22.7°C, Great Malvern 23.0°C,
Bournemouth 23.4°C.

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

OGIMET synops summary http://makeashorterlink.com/?K370244AD


Rainfall radar
http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=holid...=loop24uur&URL or
http://www.metoffice.com/weather/eur...animation.html

Clearly defined line of showers crosses Britain on Saturday afternoon
but showers become more scattered later.

Rainfall totals http://makeashorterlink.com/?N680524AD

Wattisham 5.5 mm, Andrewsfield 5.7 mm, Sennybridge 6 mm, Port Ellen
on Islay 6.3 mm, Leuchars 6.4 mm, Capel Curig and Kenley 8.4 mm,
Loch Glascarnoch 8.8 mm, Ballypatrick 9.0 mm, Trawsgoed 9.4 mm,
Stornoway 14.4 mm.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels