Tuesday 17th May 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/etcye17m/ye17-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from DLR at 13.16 UTC http://fr.allmetsat.com/images/noaa_dlr_uk.php

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


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

Ballypatrick 2.0°C, Warcop 1.7°C, Rostherne (Cheshire) 1.6°C, Port Ellen (Islay) 1.5°C, Magilligan 1.2°C, Topcliffe 1.0°C, Eskdalemuir 0.8°C, West Freugh 0.4°C, Shap and Redesdale -0.5°C.

Camborne, Culdrose, St Catherine’s Point and Jersey Airport 9.4°C, Milford Haven 9.5°C, Portland 10.3°C, St Mary’s (Scilly) 11.7°C.


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

Baltasound 6.3°C, Lerwick 7.5°C, Fair Isle 7.6°C, Glen Ogle 9.0°C, Kirkwall 10.4°C, Stornoway 10.5°C.

Boulmer and Cranwell 18.6°C, Topcliffe 18.7°C, Shawbury 18.9°C, Coningsby 19.0°C, Dishforth and Linton-on-Ouse 19.1°C, Shoeburyness 19.2°C, Hawarden and Leeming 19.4°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/hdvw5je


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 Tuesday http://tinyurl.com/ahsgjwh

Magilligan, Fair Isle and Stornoway 5 mm, Belfast (Aldergrove), Loch Glascarnoch and Lusa (Skye) 6 mm, Glenanne, Aultbea and Port Ellen (Islay) 7 mm, Tiree 9 mm.


Colin Youngs
Brussels