Friday 22nd April 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

Eumetsat Animation from the Norwegian Weather Service http://www.yr.no/satellitt/europa_animasjon.html


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

Lossiemouth -0.4°C, Castlederg -0.5°C, Spadeadam -0.6°C, Aviemore -1.0°C, Wick -1.1°C, Aboyne -1.4°C, Redesdale -2.4°C, Loch Glascarnoch -3.4°C, Altnaharra -4.9°C, Tulloch Bridge -5.1°C.

Pembrey Sands and St Mary's (Scilly) 10.0°C, Guernsey Airport 10.3°C, St Helier (Jersey) 10.8°C, Jersey Airport 11.0°C.


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

Liscombe 6.4°C, Lerwick 6.6°C, Baltasound and Fair Isle 6.7°C, Dunkeswell 6.9°C.

Keswick 13.2°C, Belfast (Aldergrove) and Glasgow (Bishopton) 13.3°C, Glenanne 13.4°C, Rostherne (Cheshire) 13.7°C, Hawarden 14.0°C, Castlederg and West Freugh 14.1°C, Thomastown (NI) 14.8°C, Crosby 15.1°C.

OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/hsqzygj


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 Friday http://tinyurl.com/ahsgjwh

Liscombe, Benson, High Wycombe, Jersey Airport and St Helier (Jersey) 6 mm, Exeter Airport and Guernsey Airport 7 mm, Plymouth (Mountbatten) 10 mm, Cardinham and Dunkeswell 11 mm, Chivenor and Yeovilton 13 mm.


Colin Youngs
Brussels