Christmas Day Friday 25th 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/etcxl25m/xl25-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 13.48 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcxl25/xl25-1348-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/bas2wpv

Belfast (Aldergrove) and Tulloch Bridge 1.0°C, Brize Norton 0.7°C, Copley 0.6°C, Shobdon 0.5°C, Lough Fea, Aviemore and Fylingdales 0.4°C, Glenanne 0.1°C, Castlederg 0.0°C, Glen Ogle -1.0°C.

Portland 8.3°C, St Helier (Jersey) 8.6°C, St Mary's (Scilly) and St Catherine's Point 8.7°C, Guernsey Airport 9.1°C.


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

Glen Ogle 1.6°C, Lough Fea 2.5°C, Altnaharra 2.6°C, Thomastown (NI) 2.8°C, Eskdalemuir and Copley 3.1°C, Castlederg 3.2°C, Aviemore and Charterhall 3.4°C, Loch Glascarnoch 3.5°C.

Hawarden, Shawbury, Hereford (Credenhill), Filton, Yeovilton and Guernsey Airport 14.1°C, Bournemouth (Hurn), Northolt and Shoeburyness 14.2°C, Exeter Airport, Benson, London St James's Park and Gravesend (Broadness) 14..3°C, Heathrow 14.4°C, Chivenor 14.8°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/heb532h


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/zpa3fm8

Aultbea, Crosby and Lake Vyrnwy 16 mm, Loch Glascarnoch, Aviemore, Strathallan and Dishforth 17 mm, Bingley 18 mm, Copley 20.0 mm, Blackpool Airport 23 mm, Mona (Anglesey) 24 mm, Valley and Bala 25 mm, Shap and Aberdaron 26 mm, Capel Curig 59 mm.


Map of Peak Gusts in knots http://tinyurl.com/z8thgzr

Aberdaron 48 kn, Lusa (Skye) and Lake Vyrnwy 49 kn, Benbecula 51 kn, Lerwick 52 kn, Fair Isle and South Uist 53 kn, Tiree and Glen Ogle 54 kn, Capel Curig 57 kn.

High-level sites: Bealach na Bà 67 kn, Aonach Mòr 77 kn, Cairnwell 78 kn, Cairngorm 98 kn.


Colin Youngs
Brussels