Thursday 13th 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/etcul13m/ul13-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.15 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcul13/ul13-1215-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

Leuchars -6.0°C, Aboyne and Farnborough -6.4°C, Cranwell -6.5°C, Leeming -6.7°C, Shawbury -7.2°C, Strathallan -7.7°C, Altnaharra -8.4°C, Loch Glascarnoch -8.6°C, Aviemore -10.3°C, Tulloch Bridge -12..0°C.

Portglenone 3.4°C, Belfast (Aldergrove) 3.6°C, Milford Haven 3.8°C, Port Ellen (Islay) 3.9°C, Tiree 4.0°C, St Mary’s (Scilly) 5.7°C.


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

Aviemore -3.9°C, Altnaharra -3.4°C, Bingley -2.8°C, Aboyne -2.7°C, Lake Vyrnwy -2.6°C, Glen Ogle, Leeming and Church Fenton -2.3°C, Strathallan -2.1°C, Dishforth and Topcliffe -1.8°C.

South Uist, Plymouth (Mountbatten), Jersey Airport and St Helier (Jersey) 5..3°C, Port Ellen (Islay) 5.7°C, Guernsey Airport 6.0°C, Portland 6..2°C, Tiree and St Catherine’s Point 6.3°C, Camborne 8.0°C, Culdrose 8.1°C, St Mary’s (Scilly) 10.1°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/czepv9g


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

Glenanne, Portglenone and Stornoway 1 mm, Port Ellen (Islay) 2 mm, Lough Fea and Belfast (Aldergrove) 3 mm, Ballypatrick and Baltasound 4 mm, Machrihanish 5 mm, South Uist and West Freugh 6 mm, Tiree 9 mm.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels