Friday 5th April 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

NOAA 19 satellite picture from DLR at 13.44 UTC ftp://taurus.caf.dlr.de/put/wetterbilder/UK/image1.jpg

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


UK min. temps on Thursday night http://tinyurl.com/bas2wpv

Portglenone -2.7°C, Crosby -2.8°C, Linton-on-Ouse -3.0°C, Port Ellen (Islay) -3.1°C, St Angelo -3.2°C, Machrihanish -3.8°C, Altnaharra -5.2°C, Trawsgoed -5.5°C, Loch Glascarnoch -5.7°C, Castlederg -5.9°C.

Boulmer 2.6°C, Donna Nook 2.7°C, Jersey Airport 2.8°C, St Helier (Jersey) 3.1°C, St Mary’s (Scilly) 4.3°C.


UK max. temps on Friday http://tinyurl.com/b68do2b

Guernsey Airport 3.9°C, Jersey Airport 4.0°C, Langdon Bay 4.1°C, Lake Vyrnwy, Herstmonceux and St Helier (Jersey) 4.4°C, Fylingdales 4.8°C, Spadeadam, Redesdale and Copley 4.9°C, Shoreham 5.1°C.

Altnaharra, Glasgow (Bishopton), Crosby, Hawarden, Filton and Exeter Airport 9.4°C, Tulloch Bridge and Church Fenton 9.5°C, Trawsgoed 10.1°C, Pembrey Sands 10.4°C, St Angelo 10.5°C, Castlederg and Thomastown (NI) 10.6°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/c5uyt55


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 Friday http://tinyurl.com/ahsgjwh

Kinloss, Leuchars, Albemarle, Drumalbin, Eskdalemuir, Spadeadam, Redesdale and Boulmer 1 mm, Edinburgh (Gogarbank), Shoreham and St Helier (Jersey) 2 mm, Copley 2.7 mm, Lerwick 3 mm, Herstmonceux 4 mm.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels