Weather Banter - Sharp frost in N Scotland on Monday morning: Altnaharra -7.0°C minimum

Monday 17th February 2014

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-3 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcwb17m/wb17-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 13.27 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcwb17/wb17-1327-b-uk.html

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

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

Tulloch Bridge and Topcliffe -2.0°C, Aberdeen (Dyce) -2.7°C, Wick -2.8°C, Lossiemouth -3.3°C, Aviemore -4.2°C, Aboyne -4.7°C, Tain Range -4.9°C, Loch Glascarnoch -5.5°C, Altnaharra -7.0°C.

Mumbles 7.2°C, Camborne 7.3°C, Plymouth (Mountbatten) 7.4°C, Milford Haven 7.5°C, St Mary's (Scilly) 8.4°C.

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

Glen Ogle 1.1°C, Aviemore 3.1°C, Loch Glascarnoch 3.4°C, Altnaharra 4.0°C, Tulloch Bridge 4.3°C, Aboyne 4.6°C.

Marham and Camborne 10.6°C, Shoeburyness 10.7°C, Heathrow 10.8°C, Weybourne and Northolt 10.9°C, Chivenor and St Mary's (Scilly) 11.0°C, London St James's Park 11.2°C, Andrewsfield 11.4°C, Gravesend (Broadness) 12.0°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/qfrttqk

Rainfall radar http://europa.buienradar.nl/h.aspx?r=&soort=loop24uur or http://www.weathercast.co.uk/radar/united-kingdom.html

Rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Monday http://tinyurl.com/ahsgjwh

South Uist, West Freugh and Exeter Airport 10 mm, Portglenone and Glasgow (Bishopton) 11 mm, Ballypatrick, Machrihanish, Port Ellen (Islay) and Dunkeswell 12 mm, Glenanne 13 mm, Thomastown (NI) 14 mm, Camborne 16 mm, Lough Fea 17 mm, Cardinham 18 mm.

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

Colin Youngs
Brussels