Saturday 6th 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 13.33 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 Friday night http://tinyurl.com/bas2wpv

Aviemore -5.8°C, West Freugh -6.2°C, Loch Glascarnoch and Benson -6.5°C, Castlederg -6.6°C, Shap and Trawsgoed -7.0°C, Sennybridge -7.1°C, Eskdalemuir -7.2°C, Tulloch Bridge -8.5°C.

Holbeach and Guernsey Airport 2.5°C, Leconfield 2.9°C, Bridlington 3.3°C, Donna Nook 3.6°C, St Mary’s (Scilly) 4.7°C.


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

Altnaharra 3.4°C, Wick 4.1°C, Lerwick 4.4°C, Fair Isle 4.6°C, Stornoway and Glen Ogle 4.7°C, Baltasound 5.4°C, Kirkwall 5.5°C, Aberporth 5.8°C, Donna Nook 6.2°C, St Bees Head and Guernsey Airport 6.3°C.

Lough Fea and Thomastown (NI) 10.6°C, St Angelo and Heathrow 10.7°C, Magilligan, Edinburgh (Gogarbank), Leeming and Pershore 10.8°C, London St James’s Park 10.9°C, Leuchars and Rostherne (Cheshire) 11.0°C, Bournemouth (Hurn) 11.1°C, Castlederg 11.7°C, Solent MRSC 12.0°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/blvv6xj


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/ahsgjwh

Lerwick 0.3 mm, Aboyne and Loch Glascarnoch 0.4 mm, Wick 0.6 mm, Altnaharra and St Helier (Jersey) 1 mm, Kinloss 2 mm, Stornoway, Tain Range and Lossiemouth 3 mm.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels