Friday 18th December 2015


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/etcxl18m/xl18-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 13.26 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcxl18/xl18-1326-b-uk.html

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


UK min. temps on Thursday night http://tinyurl.com/q43c3e7

Kirkwall and Wattisham 8.3°C, Coningsby 8.2°C, Wick and Fylingdales 8..1°C, Marham 8.0°C, Aviemore 7.7°C, Leek (Thorncliffe) 7.6°C, Glen Ogle 6.6°C, Tain Range 5.3°C.

Portland and Herstmonceux 11.8°C, Culdrose 11.9°C, Pembrey Sands 12.0°C, Chivenor and St Catherine's Point 12.1°C, St Mary's (Scilly) 12.2°C.


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

Glen Ogle 8.8°C, Lerwick 9.1°C, Baltasound and Fair Isle 9.5°C, Inverbervie 9.8°C, Kirkwall, Wick and Leek (Thorncliffe) 10.2°C.

Filton and St Helier (Jersey) 13.6°C, Magilligan and Exeter Airport 13.7°C, Rhyl and Heathrow 13.8°C, Chivenor 14.0°C, Northolt and London St James's Park 14.1°C, Hawarden 14.3°C, Gravesend (Broadness) 14.6°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/jmgwxzq


Rainfall radar http://europa.buienradar.nl/24-uur or http://www.weathercast.co.uk/radar/united-kingdom.html

UK rainfall totals in 24 hours to 18.00 UTC on Friday http://tinyurl.com/ha3rmz4

Baltasound, Tiree, Glasgow (Bishopton), Strathallan and Lake Vyrnwy 8 mm, Eskdalemuir and Redesdale 11 mm, South Uist 13 mm, Loch Glascarnoch 14 mm, Aultbea 16 mm, Shap 21 mm, Tulloch Bridge 24 mm, Capel Curig 26 mm.


Colin Youngs
Brussels