Meteosat 8 satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00 UTC
on Wednesday 9th April
http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_imag...8-1200-EUR.jpg

NOAA 18 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 13.42 UTC on
Wednesday 9th April
http://www.woksat.info/etcqd09/qd09-1342-b-uk.html

Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00
UTC on Wednesday 9th April
http://www.woksat.info/etcqd09m/qd09-msg-1200-uk.html

Small low centre over the North Sea. Rather cloudy over most of the
British Isles but more sunshine in SE England and East Anglia. High
and medium-level cloud over Belgium except near the coast.


UK min. temps on Tuesday night http://tinyurl.com/4bgvhh

Coningsby, Thorney Island and Yeovilton -2.5°C, Pembrey Sands and
Shobdon -2.7°C, Larkhill -3.0°C, Hereford -3.1°C, Charlwood
-3.2°C, Pershore -3.3°C, Bournemouth -3.5°C, Farnborough -3.8°C,
Benson -4.4°C.

Walney Island and Valley 4.1°C, Tiree and Aberdaron 4.4°C, St Mary’s
4.6°C, Ronaldsway 4.9°C, Crosby 5.0°C.


UK max. temps on Wednesday http://tinyurl.com/5xkdh9

Glen Ogle 3.2°C, Loch Glascarnoch 4.6°C, Inverbervie 5.3°C, Tulloch
Bridge 5.9°C, Aboyne and Altnaharra 6.4°C, Fair Isle 6.5°C.

Northolt 11.6°C, Coleshill 11.7°C, Solent MRSC 11.9°C, Great
Malvern 12.0°C, Bournemouth 12.1°C, Gravesend 12.3°C, London MO
12.4°C, Charlwood and Herstmonceux 12.5°C, Farnborough and Heathrow
12.6°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/5xkdh9


Rainfall radar http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=&soort=loop24uur&URL
or http://www.meteogroup.co.uk:80/uk/ho...d_kingdom.html

Some showers in the northern half of Britain on Wednesday morning and
more widespread showers in the afternoon, but southern England stays
largely dry.

Rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Wednesday
http://tinyurl.com/3jlahq

Wick, Charterhall and Milford Haven 4 mm, Ballypatrick, Inverbervie,
Boulmer and Scampton 5 mm.Great Malvern 6 mm, Altnaharra and Crosby 7
mm, Rosehearty 8 mm, Aberdeen 19 mm.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels