NOAA 18 satellite picture from DLR at 13.42 UTC on Thursday 23rd April
ftp://taurus.caf.dlr.de/put/wetterbilder/UK/image1.jpg

Norwegian satellite animation http://www.yr.no/satellitt/1.5941760

Band of cloud from southern Scotland and northern England to Ireland. Much
of England and Wales is sunny.


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

Coningsby 4.7°C, Leconfield 4.5°C, Herstmonceux and Shoreham 4.3°C,
Charlwood 4.2°C, Bournemouth 3.5°C, Redesdale and Shobdon 3.4°C, Hereford
and Jersey 3.1°C.

St Mary's (Scilly) 10.3°C, Keswick 10.5°C, Kinloss and London MO 11.5°C.


UK max. temps on Thursday http://tinyurl.com/d84hva

Dundrennan 9.2°C, Eskdalemuir 9.7°C, St Bees Head 9.9°C, Lerwick and Fair
Isle 10.3°C.

Leconfield, Linton-on-Ouse, Heathrow and Northolt 18.7°C, Marham 18.8°C,
Donna Nook and Gravesend 18.9°C, Holbeach 19.2°C, Coningsby 19.5°C,
London MO 21.0°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/de8vuj


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

Scattered showers remain in Scotland after overnight rain. Further rain
reaches Ireland and eventually western Scotland on Thursday afternoon and
evening.

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

Ballypatrick, Tulloch Bridge and Glasgow Bishopton 3 mm, Aultbea and Tiree
4 mm, Port Ellen (Islay) and Prestwick 6 mm, Lusa (Skye) 7 mm, St Bees
Head 8 mm, Machrihanish 11 mm, Eskdalemuir 14 mm.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels