Saturday 21st 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/etcye21m/ye21-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 14.21 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcye21/ye21-1421-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

South Uist and Inverbervie 8.3°C, Aultbea 8.2°C, Altnaharra and Aviemore 8.0°C, Kirkwall 7.7°C, Loch Glascarnoch 7.6°C, Fair Isle 7.2°C, Glen Ogle 6.2°C, Baltasound 5.9°C, Lerwick 4.9°C.

Northolt and Heathrow 12.6°C, Jersey Airport 12.7°C, Chivenor and London St James’s Park 12.9°C, St Helier (Jersey) 13.2°C.


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

Lerwick 9.1°C, Baltasound 9.6°C, Fair Isle 10.6°C, Glen Ogle 11.5°C, Dunkeswell 12.0°C, South Uist 12.2°C.

Boulmer and Leconfield 18.5°C, Topcliffe, Wainfleet, Marham and Shoeburyness 18.6°C, Aberdeen (Dyce) and Wattisham 18.8°C, Gravesend (Broadness) 19.0°C, Manston 19.3°C, Weybourne 19.5°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/hdtyzmv


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

Eskdalemuir, Shap and Liscombe 19 mm, Port Ellen (Islay), St Athan and Mumbles 20 mm, Leek (Thorncliffe) 21 mm, Lough Fea and Glasgow (Bishopton) 22 mm, Capel Curig 24 mm, Shobdon 27 mm, Sennybridge 29 mm, Lusa (Skye) 34 mm.


Colin Youngs
Brussels