Saturday 6th February 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/etcyb06m/yb06-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 14.04 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcyb06/yb06-1404-b-uk.html

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


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

Lerwick, Tulloch Bridge, Albemarle and Fylingdales 0.8°C, Tain Range 0.7°C, Redesdale 0.4°C, Spadeadam 0.3°C, Aboyne and Topcliffe -0.1°C, Glen Ogle -1.0°C.

Yeovilton, St Catherine's Point, London St James's Park and Gravesend (Broadness) 9.6°C, Guernsey Airport 9.7°C, Portland 9.8°C.


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

Glen Ogle 1.0°C, Loch Glascarnoch 3.8°C, Tulloch Bridge 3.9°C, Aboyne 4.4°C, Aviemore, Strathallan, Glasgow (Bishopton), Charterhall and Copley 5.1°C.

Leconfield, Holbeach and Shoeburyness 11.7°C, Jersey Airport 11.8°C, Guernsey Airport 11.9°C, St Helier (Jersey) 12.0°C, Marham and Gravesend (Broadness) 12.1°C, Northolt 12.2°C, Heathrow and London St James's Park 12.6°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/hd5j4vs


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 Saturday http://tinyurl.com/ahsgjwh

Plymouth (Mountbatten) 25 mm, Shap and Exeter Airport 26 mm, St Mary's (Scilly) 27 mm, Filton 28 mm, Chivenor 30 mm, Capel Curig 32 mm, Shobdon 33 mm, Sennybridge 34 mm, Yeovilton 36 mm, Liscombe 37 mm, Cardinham 38 mm, Dunkeswell 40 mm, Camborne 46 mm.


Map of Peak Gusts in knots http://tinyurl.com/zx7rjsz

Waddington and Benson 50 kn, Culdrose, Cardinham and Dunkeswell 51 kn, Biggin Hill 52 kn, Tiree 53 kn, Emley Moor 54 kn, Capel Curig 55 kn, Mumbles and St Mary's (Scilly) 56 kn, Alderney 58 kn, Plymouth (Mountbatten) 66 kn.

High-level sites: Bealach na Bà 52 kn, Cairngorm 68 kn.


Colin Youngs
Brussels