Meteosat 8 satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00 UTC
on Wednesday 12th March
http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_imag...8-1200-EUR.jpg

NOAA 18 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 13.32 UTC on
Wednesday 12th March
http://www.woksat.info/etcqc12/qc12-1332-b-uk.html

Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00
UTC on Wednesday 12th March
http://www.woksat.info/etcqc12m/qc12-msg-1200-uk.html

Showers over the British Isles - especially Ireland, western Scotland
and NW England. Belgium mostly cloudy.


UK min. temps on Tuesday night http://tinyurl.com/38jbc2

Leuchars and Copley 0.8°C, Kinloss 0.7°C, Loch Glascarnoch 0.4°C,
Aviemore and Spadeadam 0.3°C, Aboyne, Wick and Aberdeen 0.0°C,
Lossiemouth -0.5°C, Altnaharra -0.9°C.

St Athan 6.2°C, St Mary’s 6.4°C, Guernsey 6.6°C, Solent MRSC 7.1°C
- 06.00 UTC synops only.


UK max. temps on Wednesday http://tinyurl.com/2perqp

Aviemore 6.9°C, Eskdalemuir 7.1°C, Copley 7.2°C, Belfast Aldergrove
7.6°C, South Uist 7.7°C - 18.00 UTC synops only.

Bridlington, Holbeach, Benson, Bournemouth and Gravesend 10.9°C,
London MO and Shoeburyness 11.1°C, Heathrow 11.2°C, St Mary’s
11.3°C, Bracknell 11.4°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/2zwfos


Rainfall radar http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=&soort=loop24uur&URL

Showers and outbreaks of rain in Ireland, west and north Scotland and
northern England on Wednesday morning. Widespread showers in
Scotland and Ireland in the afternoon with some showers further south
later on.

Rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Wednesday
http://tinyurl.com/2m2jrf

Copley 9.0 mm, Portglenone, Glasgow Bishopton and Spadeadam 9 mm,
Lusa/Skye and Loch Glascarnoch 10 mm, Lake Vyrnwy 11 mm, Glenanne 12
mm, Lough Fea and St Angelo 13 mm, Bingley 14 mm, Ballypatrick 16
mm, Tulloch Bridge 19 mm, Shap 21 mm.

Peak gusts - Liverpool Airport, Pembrey Sands and Portland 59 kn,
Mumbles 60 kn, Ronaldsway and Valley 61 kn, Aberporth 63 kn, Crosby
65 kn.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels