Thursday 19th August 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

Convection over the northern half of Britain and frontal cloud moving
into the SW. Convection over Belgium but more extensive cloud close
to the Dutch border.


UK min. temps on Wednesday night http://tinyurl.com/3ydermm

Leuchars 7.4°C, Inverbervie 7.1°C, Charterhall 6.7°C, Tain Range
6.5°C, Strathallan 6.2°C, Aboyne 5.6°C, Aviemore 4.6°C, Altnaharra
4.3°C, Tulloch Bridge 3.6°C, Loch Glascarnoch 3.3°C.

St Athan and Pembrey Sands 14.3°C, Jersey 14.4°C, Portland 15.0°C,
Solent MRSC 15.4°C, St Catherine’s Point 15.7°C.


UK max. temps on Thursday http://tinyurl.com/3y54cjq

Fair Isle 12.1°C, Glen Ogle 13.8°C, Lerwick 14.2°C, Kirkwall
14.9°C, Wick 15.8°C.

Aberdeen (Dyce), Dishforth and Weybourne 21.7°C, Leconfield and
Holbeach 21.8°C, Bridlington, Heathrow and Shoeburyness 21.9°C,
Charlwood 22.1°C, Gravesend 22.2°C, Coningsby and Manston 22.3°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/39fk5yh


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

Rain moves into Wales and SW England on Thursday afternoon and across
much of the rest of England except the SE in the evening.

Rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Thursday
http://tinyurl.com/32ajksk

Aberporth 7 mm, Shawbury, Hereford and Milford Haven 8 mm,
Aberdaron, Pembrey Sands and St Mary’s 9 mm, Lake Vyrnwy 13 mm, Fair
Isle 14 mm, Mumbles 18 mm, St Athan 20 mm.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels