New Year's Day Friday 1st January 2016


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/etcya01m/ya01-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 14.09 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcya01/ya01-1409-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

Glen Ogle -1.6°C, Redesdale, Topcliffe and Bala -1.7°C, Spadeadam and Hereford (Credenhill) -1.9°C, Eskdalemuir and Shobdon -2.0°C, Shawbury -2.8°C, Copley -3.3°C.

Mumbles, Milford Haven and St Helier (Jersey) 5.2°C, Aberdaron 5.5°C, St Catherine's Point 6.7°C, St Mary's (Scilly) 6.8°C, Portland 7.3°C.


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

Glen Ogle 0.3°C, Copley 1.2°C, Spadeadam 2.3°C, Loch Glascarnoch 2..4°C, Redesdale 2.5°C, Eskdalemuir 2.6°C, Tulloch Bridge, Bingley and Emley Moor 3.4°C, Drumalbin 3.5°C.

Chivenor and Plymouth (Mountbatten) 10.2°C, Milford Haven 10.3°C, Exeter Airport and Portland 10.4°C, Bournemouth (Hurn) and St Catherine's Point 10.5°C, Camborne 10.6°C, Culdrose 10.7°C, St Mary's (Scilly) 11.6°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/gkwaofg


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/jmm3adc

Tulloch Bridge, Stornoway and Herstmonceux 6 mm, Plymouth (Mountbatten) 7 mm, Liscombe and Exeter Airport 8 mm, Dunkeswell 9 mm, St Mary's (Scilly) 11 mm, Cardinham 12 mm, Culdrose 13 mm, Camborne 15 mm.


Colin Youngs
Brussels