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Thursday 18th April 2013

Meteosat MSG-3 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.00 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcvd18m/vd18-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 13.13 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcvd18/vd18-1313-b-uk.html


UK min. temps on Wednesday night

Glenanne, Altnaharra, Spadeadam and Liscombe 5.4°C, Loch Glascarnoch 5.3°C, Lake Vyrnwy 5.2°C, Lough Fea and Copley 5.1°C, Tain Range 4.8°C, Baltasound 4.7°C, Lerwick 4.3°C, Glen Ogle 2.4°C.

Chivenor, Northolt and St Helier (Jersey) 8.8°C, Heathrow and Gravesend (Broadness) 8.9°C, Shoeburyness 9.0°C, London St James’s Park 9.1°C, Bridlington 9.7°C.


UK max. temps on Thursday

Glen Ogle 5.4°C, Shap 8.0°C, Lerwick and Loch Glascarnoch 8.1°C, Tulloch Bridge 8.2°C, Aultbea 8.4°C, Spadeadam and Copley 8.9°C.

Leconfield and Scampton 14.9°C, Holbeach, Wainfleet and Andrewsfield 15.0°C, Wattisham 15.3°C, Northolt and Heathrow 15.4°C, London St James’s Park 15.5°C, Coningsby 15.7°C, Donna Nook and Gravesend (Broadness) 15.8°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/c6zvv2b


Rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Thursday

Glenanne and Warcop 12 mm, Altnaharra 13 mm, Aultbea and Tiree 14 mm, Sennybridge 15 mm, Loch Glascarnoch 18 mm, Spadeadam and Redesdale 20 mm, Shap 31 mm, Eskdalemuir 35 mm, Lusa (Skye) 51 mm.

Map of Peak Gusts in knots http://tinyurl.com/cq87my3

Peak gusts: Fylingdales 57 kn, Loftus, Church Fenton and Hawarden 58 kn, Warcop and Lake Vyrnwy 59 kn, Crosby 62 kn, Leeds-Bradford Airport and Capel Curig 63 kn, Aberdaron 73 kn.


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


Colin Youngs
Brussels