Monday 23rd 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

Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.00
UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcsh23m/sh23-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.29 UTC
http://www.woksat.info/etcsh23/sh23-1229-b-uk.html

Dense cloud associated with low pressure from Wales and the Midlands
northwards. Broken cloud over southern England. Frontal clearance
across the centre of Belgium with convection behind.


UK min. temps on Sunday night http://tinyurl.com/39rrwu6

Lerwick 8.8°C, Warcop 8.5°C, Altnaharra 8.4°C, Fair Isle 8.2°C,
Albemarle 7.8°C, Copley 7.4°C, Spadeadam 7.2°C, Charterhall 7.1°C,
Shap 6.3°C, Redesdale 6.2°C, Kirkwall 5.8°C, Baltasound 5.4°C.

Wattisham and Herstmonceux 17.0°C, Thorney Island and Shoreham
17.1°C, Gravesend 17.5°C, Shoeburyness 17.6°C.


UK max. temps on Monday http://tinyurl.com/38r8xwo

Glen Ogle 9.5°C, Fair Isle 12.7°C, Warcop 12.9°C, Kirkwall 13.1°C,
Altnaharra 13.3°C, Lerwick 13.4°C, Baltasound 13.5°C.

Solent MRSC and Brize Norton 21.1°C, Yeovilton and St James’s Park
21.4°C, Marham 21.5°C, Heathrow 21.7°C, Shoeburyness 22.3°C,
Bournemouth (Hurn) 22.6°C, Gravesend 22.9°C, Manston 23.1°C.

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


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

Rain moves away from eastern England on Monday morning. Further
outbreaks of rain reach the west in the early morning and move east
and north during the day.

Rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Monday http://tinyurl.com/39v8sj4

Farnborough, Boscombe Down and Kenley 30 mm, Plymouth, Yeovilton and
Church Lawford 31 mm, Brize Norton 32 mm, High Wycombe and Wainfleet
33 mm, St Catherine’s Point 34 mm, Benson and Lyneham 35 mm,
Thorney Island 40 mm, Little Rissington 41 mm.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels