Saturday 5th January 2013


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/etcva05m/va05-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 13.13 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcva05/va05-1313-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

Marham 3.9°C, Fylingdales 3.8°C, Hereford (Credenhill) and Wainfleet 3.7°C, Lossiemouth 2.5°C, Altnaharra and Kinloss 1.9°C, Topcliffe 1.6°C, Aberdeen (Dyce) -0.5°C, Aboyne -2.1°C.

Belfast (Aldergrove), Stornoway and Portland 9.4°C, Aultbea and Ronaldsway 9.7°C, Mona (Anglesey) and Plymouth (Mountbatten) 9.8°C, Chivenor 9.9°C, Exeter Airport 10.1°C, Camborne and Culdrose 10.3°C, St Mary’s (Scilly) 10.4°C.


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

Glen Ogle 6.6°C, Kirkwall and Eskdalemuir 7.9°C, Fair Isle, Fylingdales and Lake Vyrnwy 8.1°C, Copley 8.2°C, Spadeadam 8.3°C.

Carlisle, Cranwell, Wittering and Yeovilton 11.4°C, Holbeach, Pershore and Culdrose 11.5°C, Kinloss 11.6°C, Donna Nook, Hereford (Credenhill) and St Mary’s (Scilly) 11.7°C, Exeter Airport 12.1°C, St Athan and Chivenor 12.2°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/b9swhxz


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

Lough Fea, Magilligan and Stornoway 3 mm, St Angelo and Tulloch Bridge 4 mm, South Uist and Port Ellen (Islay) 5 mm, Castlederg, Tiree and Aultbea 6 mm, Lusa (Skye) 12 mm.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels