Meteosat 8 satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00 UTC
on Tuesday 20th March
http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_imag...8-1200-EUR.jpg

NOAA 18 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 13.22 UTC on
Tuesday 20th March
http://www.woksat.info/etcpc20/pc20-1322-b-uk.html

Meteosat MSG-1 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00
UTC on Tuesday 20th March
http://www.woksat.info/etcpc20m/pc20-msg-1200-uk.html

Convection over the British Isles in the northerly airstream. Band
of showers over western Belgium.


UK min. temps on Monday night http://tinyurl.com/2afsmn

Eskdalemuir -1.0°C, Aberdeen -1.1°C, Aboyne and Altnaharra -1.2°C,
Spadeadam -1.4°C, Lerwick -1.6°C, Copley -1.9°C, Aviemore -2.0°C,
Sennybridge -2.1°C, Loch Glascarnoch -2.3°C, Tulloch Bridge -3.4°C.

Pembrey Sands and Guernsey 4.3°C, Milford Haven 4.5°C, Pendennis
Point 4.9°C, Weybourne 5.0°C, Chivenor 5.3°C (from Ogimet).


UK max. temps on Tuesday http://tinyurl.com/2xaazs

Glen Ogle -1.8°C, Loch Glascarnoch 0.2°C, Tulloch Bridge 1.0°C,
Fylingdales 1.2°C, Spadeadam 1.9°C (from Ogimet).

St Mary's 7.3°C, Crosby and St Athan 7.4°C, Plymouth 7.5°C, Solent
MRSC 7.7°C, Chivenor 7.8°C, Langdon Bay and Manston 8.0°C.

OGIMET synops summary http://tinyurl.com/ystgwq


Rainfall radar http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=&soort=loop24uur&URL
or http://www.meteogroup.co.uk/index.php?id=2755

Wintry showers are concentrated in the north,east and SW at first on
Tuesday but spread westwards through England in the afternoon.

Rainfall totals http://tinyurl.com/29jpkp

Marham 6 mm, Aviemore and Boulmer 7 mm, Bridlington and Wattisham 8
mm, Leconfield 9 mm, Loftus and Holbeach 11 mm, Wainfleet 13 mm,
Culdrose 14 mm.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels