Saturday 5th March 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/etcyc05m/yc05-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 13.49 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcyc05/yc05-1349-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

Pershore and Northolt -1.8°C, Glen Ogle and Wattisham -2.0°C, Bedford -2.4°C, Kenley -2.9°C, Benson -3.8°C, Odiham and Farnborough -4.1°C, Little Rissington -4.2°C.

Valley and Aberporth 4.7°C, Milford Haven, Camborne and Chivenor 4.9°C, St Mary's (Scilly) 5.0°C.


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

Glen Ogle 1.6°C, Aviemore 3.4°C, Spadeadam 3.5°C, Loch Glascarnoch, Tulloch Bridge and Charterhall 3.7°C, Aboyne 3.8°C, Redesdale 3.9°C, Altnaharra and Leek (Thorncliffe) 4.0°C.

Shobdon and Mumbles 8.8°C, Pershore, St Athan, Culdrose and Yeovilton 8.9°C, Pembrey Sands 9.0°C, Chivenor and Exeter Airport 9.2°C, Milford Haven 9.4°C, Plymouth (Mountbatten) 9.7°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/ha3ohhl


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

Fair Isle, Fylingdales, Emley Moor, Lake Vyrnwy and Lyneham 7 mm, Aberdeen (Dyce) 8 mm, Charterhall and Jersey Airport 9 mm, Little Rissington 10 mm, Leek (Thorncliffe), Capel Curig and St Helier (Jersey) 11 mm, Copley 12.0 mm, Bala 13 mm.


Colin Youngs
Brussels