Meteosat 8 satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00 UTC
on Thursday 1st May
http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_imag...8-1200-EUR.jpg

NOAA 18 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 13.10 UTC on
Thursday 1st May
http://www.woksat.info/etcqe01/qe01-1310-b-uk.html

Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00
UTC on Thursday 1st May
http://www.woksat.info/etcqe01m/qe01-msg-1200-uk.html

Widespread convection with showers over the British Isles and the near
continent including Belgium.


UK min. temps on Wednesday night http://tinyurl.com/6a8nr6

Lough Fea 4.2°C, Glenanne and Shawbury 4.1°C, West Freugh 4.0°C,
Leek Thorncliffe and Hereford 3.9°C, Topcliffe 3.7°C, Sennybridge
3.5°C, Shobdon 3.3°C, Shap 3.2°C, Castlederg 2.9°C, Glen Ogle
2.0°C.

St Mary’s and Thorney Island 8.4°C, Shoreham 8.7°C, St Catherine’s
Point 9.0°C, Baltasound 9.1°C, Solent MRSC 9.3°C.


UK max. temps on Thursday http://tinyurl.com/5xwr88

Glen Ogle 6.8°C, Fair Isle 8.9°C, Lerwick and Inverbervie 9.5°C,
Aberdeen 9.7°C, Loch Glascarnoch 9.8°C, Shap 10.0°C.

Holbeach and Waddington 15.3°C, Coningsby and Weybourne 15.4°C,
Coleshill, Donna Nook and Scampton 15.5°C, Pershore 15.6°C,
Bridlington and Great Malvern 15.7°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/4z9u4f


Rainfall radar http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=&soort=loop24uur&URL
or http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/

Showers develop over the British Isles towards midday on Thursday –
especially in southern England and in Scotland and Ireland.

Rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Thursday
http://tinyurl.com/3pme6a

Redesdale and Northolt 6 mm, Spadeadam and Heathrow 7 mm, Aviemore 8
mm, Keswick and Yeovilton 9 mm, Ballykelly and Boulmer 10 mm,
Charterhall 11 mm, Strathallan 15 mm.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels