Weather Banter - This is more like summer - Heathrow and Jersey 28.2°C

Meteosat 8 satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00 UTC
on Thursday 24th July
http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_imag...8-1200-EUR.jpg

Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00
UTC on Thursday 24th July
http://www.woksat.info/etcqg24m/qg24-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 18 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 13.42 UTC on
Thursday 24th July
http://www.woksat.info/etcqg24/qg24-1342-b-uk.html

Some high and medium-level cloud over the British Isles but fairly
clear over most of Wales, southern England and East Anglia. Some sea
fog over the North Sea and on the NE coast. Clear sky over Belgium.

UK min. temps on Wednesday night http://tinyurl.com/6j6vko

Lossiemouth 11.0°C, Lerwick, Shap and Leeming 10.9°C, Kirkwall and
Kinloss 10.5°C, Tain Range 9.9°C, Nottingham Watnall 9.8°C, Wick
9.3°C, Altnaharra 9.1°C.

St Catherine’s Point and Jersey 17.0°C, Plymouth 17.1°C, Solent MRSC
17.4°C, Mumbles 17.5°C, St Mawgan 18.1°C.

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

Fair Isle 14.8°C, Inverbervie 15.7°C, Lerwick 16.1°C, Wick and
Bridlington 16.5°C, Leuchars and Boulmer 16.8°C.

Aultbea, Filton and Middle Wallop 26.9°C, Valley and Charlwood
27.0°C, Pembrey Sands 27.3°C, Herstmonceux 27.4°C, Northolt and
London MO 27.5°C, Heathrow and Jersey 28.2°C.

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

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

Scattered outbreaks of rain move north over Ireland again on Thursday.

Rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Thursday
http://tinyurl.com/5nl4j2

St Mary’s 0.4 mm, South Uist 0.6 mm, Portland 0.8 mm, Castlederg 1
mm, St Angelo 4 mm.

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

Colin Youngs
Brussels