Friday 8th April 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/etcyd08m/yd08-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 14.06 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcyd08/yd08-1406-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

Leconfield and Benson 1.2°C, Kirkwall 0.6°C, Tulloch Bridge 0.3°C, Shap 0.2°C, Aboyne 0.1°C, Aviemore 0.0°C, Marham -0.1°C, Altnaharra -0.5°C, Loch Glascarnoch -2.2°C.

Hawarden 7.8°C, Guernsey Airport 7.9°C, Portland 8.0°C, St Mary's (Scilly) and St Helier (Jersey) 8.1°C.


UK max. temps on Friday http://tinyurl.com/z6v57su

Glen Ogle 5.6°C, Lough Fea 6.3°C, Glenanne, Lerwick and Baltasound 7.0°C, Fair Isle 7.2°C, Portglenone 7.4°C.

Dishforth and Shobdon 13.2°C, Wattisham 13.3°C, Gravesend (Broadness) 13.4°C, Bournemouth (Hurn) 13.6°C, Charlwood 13.7°C, Hereford (Credenhill) 13.8°C, London St James's Park 13.9°C, Heathrow 14.1°C, Northolt 14.3°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/jmlk56x


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/ahsgjwh

Magilligan, Thomastown (NI), South Uist, Tiree, Shap and Little Rissington 4 mm, Lough Fea, Glenanne, Eskdalemuir and Capel Curig 6 mm.


Colin Youngs
Brussels