Thursday 20th 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/etcul20m/ul20-msg-1200-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

Baltasound 4.0°C, Tulloch Bridge 3.9°C, Lake Vyrnwy 3.8°C, Redesdale and Leek (Thorncliffe) 3.7°C, Bingley 3.6°C, Shap and Warcop 3.5°C, Eskdalemuir 3.3°C, Loch Glascarnoch 3.1°C, Spadeadam and Copley 2.8°C, Glen Ogle 0.2°C.

Chivenor, St Helier (Jersey) and Jersey Airport 9.9°C, Portland 10.1°C, Guernsey Airport 10.4°C, Exeter Airport 10.5°C, Plymouth (Mountbatten) 11.3°C.


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

Glen Ogle 1.3°C, Spadeadam 3.7°C, Copley 3.8°C, Loch Glascarnoch and Bingley 4.1°C, Fylingdales 4.2°C, Redesdale 4.4°C, Shap 4.5°C..

Middle Wallop, Boscombe Down and Jersey Airport 10.9°C, St Helier (Jersey) 11.0°C, St Athan, Chivenor, Portland and Guernsey Airport 11.2°C, Plymouth (Mountbatten) 11.4°C, Filton and Bournemouth (Hurn) 11.5°C, Exeter Airport 11.9°C, Yeovilton 12.0°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/c79mvxz


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

Middle Wallop 32 mm, Dundrennan, Strathallan and Herstmonceux 33 mm, Capel Curig 34 mm, Trawsgoed 35 mm, Culdrose and Plymouth (Mountbatten) 36 mm, Bingley and Camborne 37 mm, Bournemouth (Hurn) 38 mm, Copley 39.0 mm, Mumbles 40 mm, Nottingham (Watnall) 41 mm, Thorney Island 42 mm, Shap 44 mm, Shoreham 45 mm, Cardinham 54 mm.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels