Friday 20th 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

Frontal cloud over most of Britain. Mostly clear and sunny over
Belgium.


UK min. temps on Thursday night http://tinyurl.com/2e6lkof

Aultbea and Stornoway 9.0°C, Kirkwall and Glen Ogle 8.9°C, Tain
Range 8.5°C, Tulloch Bridge 8.3°C, Kinloss 8.1°C, Wick and Aviemore
6.8°C, Altnaharra 6.3°C, Loch Glascarnoch 5.5°C.

Chivenor, Bournemouth (Hurn) and Shoreham 17.0°C, St Catherine’s
Point 17.3°C, Solent MRSC 17.4°C.


UK max. temps on Friday http://tinyurl.com/366z5ze

Fair Isle 15.1°C, Lerwick 15.7°C, Glen Ogle 16.5°C, Aberdaron
17.0°C, Baltasound and St Bees Head 17.2°C.

Wainfleet 24.8°C, Church Fenton and Shoeburyness 24.9°C, Leconfield,
Donna Nook and Marham 25.1°C, Topcliffe 25.3°C, Manston 25.5°C,
Holbeach 26.1°C, Weybourne 26.4°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/324x2bg


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

Showers and outbreaks of rain move NE over Britain on Friday.
Thunder in SW England and south Wales in the morning.

Sferics http://tinyurl.com/mm2h78

Rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Friday http://tinyurl.com/39g6ed9

Redesdale 22 mm, Sennybridge 23 mm, Dundrennan and Hereford 25 mm,
Keswick 27 mm, Walney Island and Lake Vyrnwy 30 mm, Eskdalemuir 41
mm, Capel Curig 49 mm, Shap 51 mm.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels