Wednesday 8th 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/etcuh08m/uh08-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 13.06 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcuh08/uh08-1306-b-uk.html

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


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

Topcliffe 7.7°C, Tulloch Bridge 7.6°C, West Freugh 7.3°C, Warcop 7..2°C, Eskdalemuir 7.0°C, Ballypatrick 6.8°C, Shap 5.5°C, Machrihanish 5.3°C, Loch Glascarnoch 4.6°C, Port Ellen (Islay) 4.0°C.

Bournemouth (Hurn) and St Catherine’s Point 15.8°C, St Athan, Portland, Thorney Island and Shoreham 15.9°C, Exeter Airport 16.1°C, Solent MRSC 16.4°C, Chivenor 16.5°C.


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

Fair Isle 12.9°C, Lerwick 13.3°C, Baltasound 13.5°C, Kirkwall 14.1°C, Wick and Inverbervie 14.4°C.

Church Fenton 23.3°C, Coningsby, Wittering, Benson and Gravesend (Broadness) 23.4°C, Cranwell 23.6°C, Heathrow and Andrewsfield 23.7°C, Northolt 23.8°C, Church Lawford and London St James’s Park 24.0°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/ccluvjk


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 Wednesday http://tinyurl.com/7lm37mw

Loftus, Shobdon, Cardinham, Camborne, Dunkeswell, Exeter Airport, Little Rissington, High Wycombe, Benson, Brize Norton, Northolt, London St James’s Park, Thorney Island and Shoreham 2 mm, Trawsgoed, Liscombe, Yeovilton and Herstmonceux 3 mm, Bournemouth (Hurn) and St Catherine’s Point 4 mm.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels