Wednesday 18th 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/etcye18m/ye18-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 14.55 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcye18/ye18-1455-b-uk.html

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


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

Ballypatrick and Lake Vyrnwy 7.2°C, Castlederg, Fair Isle and Wick 7.0°C, Lough Fea 6.9°C, Altnaharra 6.5°C, Thomastown (NI) 5..9°C, Lerwick 4.8°C, Baltasound 4.2°C.

Shoeburyness and Shoreham 11.7°C, London St James’s Park 11.8°C, Thorney Island 11.9°C, Linton-on-Ouse 12.2°C.


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

Lerwick and Fair Isle 7.9°C, Baltasound 8.4°C, Wick 9.6°C, Kirkwall 9.7°C, Stornoway 10.5°C.

Strathallan 16.4°C, Leuchars and Glasgow (Bishopton) 16.5°C, Weybourne 16.6°C, Redesdale 16.8°C, Charterhall and Carlisle 16.9°C, Pershore 17.1°C, Albemarle 17.5°C, Edinburgh (Gogarbank) 17.6°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/jdf3jjb


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 Wednesday http://tinyurl.com/ahsgjwh

Baltasound, Sennybridge and Rothamsted Park 11 mm, Aviemore, Benson and Charlwood 12 mm, Glasgow (Bishopton) and Boscombe Down 13 mm, Church Lawford 16 mm, Eskdalemuir and Capel Curig 17 mm, Port Ellen (Islay) 19 mm, Prestwick 23 mm, Drumalbin 26 mm.


Colin Youngs
Brussels