Saturday 31st 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

Satellite animation from sat24.com https://en.sat24.com/en

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


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

Loch Glascarnoch, Albemarle, Lake Vyrnwy and Liscombe 0.5°C, Copley 0..2°C, Kirkwall 0.1°C, Altnaharra -0.5°C, Glen Ogle -1.3°C, Lerwick -3.1°C, Baltasound -3.3°C.

Valley and St Mary’s (Scilly) 5.1°C, Milford Haven 5.4°C, Mumbles and Chivenor 5.5°C, Pembrey Sands 5.9°C.


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

Glen Ogle 0.2°C, Copley 1.7°C, Fylingdales 2.6°C, Inverbervie 2.9°C, Bingley 3.0°C, Aboyne and Emley Moor 3.1°C, Lake Vyrnwy 3.2°C, Redesdale 3.3°C, Loftus 3.4°C.

Thomastown (NI) 9.1°C, Farnborough 9.2°C, Castlederg 9.3°C, Pembrey Sands, Culdrose and Gravesend (Broadness) 9.4°C, Heathrow, London St James’s Park, Shoreham and Manston 9.7°C.

OGIMET summary https://tinyurl.com/ycyxpr8e


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 Saturday https://tinyurl.com/ahsgjwh

Rhyl, Hawarden and Bridlington 15 mm, Nottingham (Watnall), Weybourne and Little Rissington 16 mm, Waddington 17 mm, Shobdon 19 mm, Emley Moor 20 mm, Chivenor 23 mm, Fylingdales 28 mm, Liscombe 30 mm.


Colin Youngs
Brussels