Saturday 8th December 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/etcul08m/ul08-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 13.11 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcul08/ul08-1311-b-uk.html

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


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

Tain Range and Aviemore -2.4°C, Baltasound -2.5°C, Spadeadam and Warcop -2.6°C, Altnaharra -3.1°C, Shap -3.2°C, Eskdalemuir -3.8°C, Tulloch Bridge -4.1°C, Loch Glascarnoch -4.6°C.

Guernsey Airport 7.1°C, Jersey Airport 7.3°C, Camborne and St Helier (Jersey) 7.4°C, St Mary’s (Scilly) 7.8°C.


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

Fylingdales 3.6°C, Eskdalemuir 4.1°C, Warcop 4.5°C, Leek (Thorncliffe) 4.7°C, Andrewsfield 4.8°C, Redesdale and Copley 4.9°C, Glen Ogle and Wattisham 5.0°C, High Wycombe 5.2°C.

Aultbea, Culdrose and St Mary’s (Scilly) 9.6°C, Chivenor 9.7°C, Tiree, Machrihanish and Prestwick 9.8°C, Port Ellen (Islay) 9.9°C, Lusa (Skye) 10.0°C, Cardinham 10.2°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/bst7gp9


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 Saturday http://tinyurl.com/7lm37mw

Altnaharra, Aberdeen (Dyce), Spadeadam, Albemarle and Manston 2 mm, South Uist, Boulmer and Aberporth 3 mm, Kirkwall, Wick and Loch Glascarnoch 4 mm, Lerwick 7 mm, Baltasound 9 mm.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels