New Year’s Day Wednesday 1st January 2014


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/etcwa01m/wa01-msg-1200-uk.html

NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 13.36 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcwa01/wa01-1336-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

Copley 1.5°C, Dishforth and Cranwell 1.3°C, Spadeadam 1.2°C, Topcliffe 1.1°C, Leuchars 1.0°C, Lough Fea 0.8°C, Kinloss 0.6°C, Redesdale 0.0°C, Glen Ogle -0.9°C.

St Athan 7.2°C, Plymouth (Mountbatten) and Jersey Airport 7.5°C, St Helier (Jersey) 7.9°C, Guernsey Airport 8.3°C.


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

Glen Ogle 1.1°C, Loch Glascarnoch 4.0°C, Copley 4.6°C, Lough Fea 5..1°C, Glasgow (Bishopton) 5.2°C, Tulloch Bridge 5.3°C.

Bala, Pershore and Culdrose 11.8°C, Rhyl 11.9°C, Trawsgoed 12.0°C, Yeovilton 12.1°C, Exeter Airport 12.2°C, St Athan 12.4°C, St Mary’s (Scilly) 12.5°C, Chivenor 12.7°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/nvepnjd


Rainfall radar http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=&soort=loop24uur&URL or http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

Rainfall totals in 24 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Wednesday http://tinyurl.com/ahsgjwh

Pembey Sands, Farnborough and Boscombe Down 23 mm, Charlwood 24 mm, Capel Curig, Yeovilton and Plymouth (Mountbatten) 25 mm, Odiham and Bournemouth (Hurn) 26 mm, Camborne 28 mm, Exeter Airport 29 mm, Dunkeswell 30 mm, Cardinham 33 mm, Sennybridge 35 mm.

Map of Peak Gusts in knots http://tinyurl.com/nhrctw8

Inverbervie 50 kn, Culdrose and Portland 51 kn, Langdon Bay 52 kn, Mumbles 53 kn, Solent MRSC 54 kn, St Mary’s (Scilly) 56 kn, Capel Curig and Plymouth (Mountbatten) 57 kn.


Location of some UK stations http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/educatio...eather-data-uk


Colin Youngs
Brussels