Thursday 2nd August 2012


Meteosat MSG 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/etcuh02m/uh02-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.29 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcuh02/uh02-1229-b-uk.html

Eumetsat Animation from the Norwegian Weather Service http://www.yr.no/satellitt/europa_animasjon.html


UK min. temps on Wednesday night http://tinyurl.com/6ws96z7

Machrihanish and Strathallan 9.1°C, Ballypatrick and Lusa (Skye) 9.0°C, Lough Fea, Glenanne and Drumalbin 8.7°C, Castlederg 8.6°C, West Freugh 8.0°C, Port Ellen (Islay) 7.8°C, Glen Ogle 7.2°C.

Shoreham and Shoeburyness 15.1°C, Pembrey Sands 15.3°C, Solent MRSC and St Catherine’s Point 15.5°C, London St James’s Park 16.0°C.


UK max. temps on Thursday http://tinyurl.com/8ygebdb

Loch Glascarnoch 13.7°C, Lossiemouth 14.0°C, Wick 14.1°C, Baltasound and Tain Range 14.2°C.

Waddington and Marham 22.5°C, Donna Nook and London St James’s Park 22..6°C, Coningsby, Weybourne and Heathrow 22.8°C, Leconfield 22.9°C, Cranwell and Wainfleet 23.0°C, Holbeach 23.2°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/d8haeb8


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

Rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Thursday http://tinyurl.com/7lm37mw

Shap, Filton and Mumbles 8 mm, St Athan and Wittering 9 mm, Trawsgoed and Bedford 10 mm, Shawbury 11 mm, Cardinham, Dunkeswell and Lyneham 12 mm.


Location of some UK stations http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/educatio...eather-data-uk


Colin Youngs
Brussels