Thursday 6th May 2010

Meteosat 8 satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00 UTC
http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/MSG-1200-EUR.jpg

Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00
UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcse06m/se06-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.50 UTC
http://www.woksat.info/etcse06/se06-1250-b-uk.html

Much of the British Isles rather cloudy but bright in eastern
England. Cloudy in eastern Belgium
but just a veil of high cloud over the west.


UK min. temps on Wednesday night http://tinyurl.com/332bwgd

Wick, Loch Glascarnoch, Charlwood and Manston 5.6°C, Bedford,
Farnborough and Kenley 5.3°C, Shoeburyness 5.2°C, Fair Isle 5.0°C,
Langdon Bay 4.5°C, Baltasound 4.1°C, Aberdaron 4.0°C, Lerwick
3.8°C.

St Athan, Pershore and Yeovilton 9.7°C, St Mary’s and Portland
9.9°C, Filton 10.7°C.


UK max. temps on Thursday http://tinyurl.com/34eznnr

Baltasound 8.0°C, Lerwick 8.2°C, Rosehearty and Fylingdales 8.8°C,
Fair Isle 8.9°C.

Northolt, Shoreham and Walney Island 15.2°C, Heathrow 15.3°C,
Chivenor and Charlwood 15.7°C, West Freugh 15.8°C, Ronaldsway
15.9°C, Prestwick 16.0°C, Solent MRSC 16.2°C, St James Park 16.3°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/3y9vd8f


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

Rain moves south over Wales and SW England on Thursday morning.

Rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Thursday
http://tinyurl.com/326bold

Drumalbin, Lake Vyrnwy, Trawsgoed, Sennybridge and Milford Haven 7
mm, Charterhall, Albemarle and Mumbles 8 mm, Pembrey Sands and St
Athan 9 mm, Plymouth 10 mm, Redesdale 12 mm.


Location of some UK stations
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/educatio...r_data_uk.html


Colin Youngs
Brussels