Note: I've to leave early today, hence this shorter analysis. Normal service will be resumed tomorrow. Here is a summary of the latest NWP output for noon (GMT) on Sunday. Issued 0514, 18th March 2009. High pressure will slowly lose its hold on the UK early next week, with a ridge declining southwards. Initially settled conditions for much of England and Wales will give way to windier,...

I've been watching the GFS output because there's more snow forecast for us over the next week. The output which shows thickness varying from 5400 to 5160 over about 100 Km, would this trigger any significant weather phenomena, in the same way as close isobars indicate gales, other than just going from balmy to bl**dy chilly in a couple of hours -- Keith

Maximum of 15.1 C today after a minimum of 3.4 C (grass min -3.7 C) last night. Andy (near Romansleigh, 200 M)

Brussels on Tuesday 17th March Sunny and mild but rather hazy and with some high cloud. Scattered small Cu in the afternoon. Light N to NE wind veered ENE in the afternoon. Brussels Uccle 14.7°C - overnight minimum 2.8°C. Brussels Airport 13.6°C - overnight minimum 2.3°C. Graph http://193.190.137.7/~celinair/maps/metevol_ok/metr012.gif

Tideswell, Derbyshire - Tuesday 17th March 2009 ------------------------------------------------------ 0630z NE F1 3000 HZ 7St005 06.2/04.8 1035 RMK: Cirrus and contrails visible through the odd gap in the St. -- Norman Lynagh Tideswell, Derbyshire 303m a.s.l.

17 March 2009 Wokingham 0900z 050 05kt 8km HZ 7Ci280 +8.9/+5.1 QFF 1035.8 +1.2 in 3hr RMK COTRA. Dry since 15z yesterday with often large amounts of cirrus. 09-09 Screen max 15.9 min 0.6 grass min -2.7 Rain 0.0 Sun (00-24) 11.1 AWS max 15.7 min 0.5

Southcote - 1500Z E F3 9999 TrSc045 5Ci280 +16.8/+4.5 1035 1Ci220 also present COTRA Lovely Ci Vertebratus noted at around 1000 hours this morning. Max So for today +17.0 Eric Belton

(09:00UTC 17/03/09) 8.0 C Dewpoint 5.6 C RH 85% Wind 1.0 kts N 1034.5 hPa steady Precipitation 0.0mm last 24hrs Precipitation 50.8mm this month Hooked cirrus, bright, quiet, dry

0850z E F3 6km HZ 1Ac160 6Ci250 07.5/05.0 1036.4 RMK: Temperature climbing much more slowly than it did yesterday morning thanks to the easterly breeze 09-09: Tx 15.4 Tn 2.8 Tg -1.0 RR nil sss(16th) 9.7 Philip Eden Whipsnade 214m

09Z-09Z 17th March 2009 Lead Mill 218m Max 9.5C min 3.4C Met O 253m Max 8.9C min 3.8C grass 1.9C rain nil sun 16th nil Already warmer than yesterday which was a disappointing day here. Better visibility (and less smelly) than past few days as easterly is

Southcote - 0900Z NE F2 9999 2Ci220 7Ci280 +8.4/+5.7 1035.5 Still lots of high cloud, but thinner than yesterday. COTRA Max (09 - 09) +17.0 Min (18 - 09) +1.9 Grass Min (18 - 09) -0.1 Rain (09 - 09) Nil

Here is a summary of the NWP output for noon on Saturday. Issued 0502, 17th March 2009 The weekend will see high pressure close by with plenty of settled weather for England and Wales; areas further north will see more in the way of cloud and possibly rain in northern Scotland. Into next week things gradually turn less settled as pressure falls. GFS shows a cold outlook but ECM doesn't back...

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Meteosat 8 satellite picture from Ferdinand Falk's site at 12.00 UTC on Monday 16th March http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/METEOSAT-8-1200-EUR.jpg Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00 UTC on Monday 16th March http://www.woksat.info/etcrc16m/rc16-msg-1200-uk.html NOAA 18 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.52 UTC on Monday 16th March ...

Brussels on Monday 16th March Grey and misty at first. Stratus gradually broke into ragged Cu after mid-morning with weak sunshine at times. Cloud decreased steadily after midday with unbroken sunshine and just some high cloud by mid-afternoon. Still rather hazy though. Very little wind during the day but a light SE to S breeze in the evening. Brussels Uccle 13.3°C - overnight...

In west Cornwall at 16:00 Culdrose SE (gradient wind) Penzance S Camborne NW Note the drop of temperature as the north coast sea breeze set in www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/sw/camborne_latest_weather.html SST back up to around 10C www.channelcoast.org/data_management/real_time_data/charts/?chart=75

The sunniest and warmest day of the year so far. Unbroken sunshine all day giving a total of 11.2 hours. This helped push the temperature up to 16.7°C this afternoon after a chilly start with an overnight low of 2.2°C. Have to go all the way back to the 13th October (16.8°C) to find a day as warm as today. (19:50), 8.0°C, RH 70%, DP 3.2°C, 1032 hPa (R), Wind calm.

Just been told by the outlaws that it's hot over in Lisbon. Checked the temperature report from Lisbon Airport and they had a max of 27°C today. Is this a record? The BBC website shows that 27°C is the max recorded in March but I don't know how accurate or how often that is updated. It certainly seems warm for so early in the year. ________________ Nick. Otter Valley, Devon 83 m amsl

While watching the son play at the Guildfordians rugby festival today, weather was fantastic, ended up in my t-shirt and a with scolding from the wife about not applying the suncream to son and myself - never had sunburn in the March 'winter' before. Temperature felt like 17 degrees.

Does anyone know of a organisation within the uk dedicated to storm chasing. If so could they foreword any details. I live in Melksham and we have had many incidences of low powerd tornados. Well to say low powered is a bit vague , enough to lift a car snap a lamp post and remove a roof. Thanks again Paul