Friday 16th March 2018


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/etcaac16m/aac16-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopA satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.10 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaac16/aac16-1010-b-uk.html

MSG Europe 24-hour cloud animation http://www.meteo.be/meteo/view/nl/12...enbeelden.html


UK min. temps on Thursday night https://tinyurl.com/bas2wpv

Spadeadam 2.3°C, Kirkwall, Redesdale and Fylingdales 2.2°C, Aviemore and Copley 2.1°C, Baltasound 1.8°C, Aboyne 1.5°C, Lerwick 0.7°C, Glen Ogle -0.5°C.

Rhyl and Herstmonceux 7.7°C, Hawarden 7.8°C, St Mary’s (Scilly) 8.3°C, London St James’s Park 8.6°C.


UK max. temps on Friday https://tinyurl.com/b68do2b

Glen Ogle -0.3°C, Lerwick 2.0°C, Fylingdales 2.3°C, Aboyne, Spadeadam and Copley 2.4°C, Redesdale 2.7°C, Baltasound 3.0°C, Fair Isle, Inverbervie and Charterhall 3.1°C.

Andrewsfield 13.6°C, Shobdon and Heathrow 13.8°C, Wattisham 13.9°C, Wittering and Benson 14.0°C, Hereford (Credenhill) 14.1°C, London St James’s Park 14.4°C, Gravesend (Broadness) 14.5°C, Northolt 14.6°C.

OGIMET summary https://tinyurl.com/yatg8s6m


Rainfall radar http://www.weathercast.co.uk/radar/united-kingdom.html or http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=&soort=loop24uur&URL

UK rainfall totals in 24 hours to 18.00 UTC on Friday https://tinyurl.com/ahsgjwh

Leuchars, Redesdale and Mona (Anglesey) 15 mm, Strathallan, Boulmer and Mumbles 16 mm, Sennybridge 17 mm, St Athan 18 mm, Aboyne 19 mm, Albemarle and Capel Curig 20 mm, , Lake Vyrnwy 21 mm, Copley 23.1 mm, Bala 24 mm, Fylingdales 25 mm.


Colin Youngs
Brussels