Christmas Day Monday 25th December 2017


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/etczl25m/zl25-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.43 UTC
http://www.woksat.info/etczl25/zl25-1043-b-uk.html

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


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

Tulloch Bridge 3.9°C, Wick 3.8°C, South Uist and Aviemore 3.7°C, Stornoway 3.6°C, Kirkwall and Glen Ogle 3.5°C, Lerwick 3.3°C, Altnaharra 2.9°C, Loch Glascarnoch 2.0°C.

Topcliffe, Linton-on-Ouse and Yeovilton 10.1°C, Keswick and St Mary’s (Scilly) 10.2°C, Valley 10.3°C, Hawarden 10.7°C..


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

Loch Glascarnoch 2.3°C, Glen Ogle 3.5°C, Altnaharra, Aviemore and Stornoway 3.8°C, Wick and Tulloch Bridge 4.0°C.

Filton 12.0°C, Rhyl, St Mary’s (Scilly) and Chivenor 12.1°C, Topcliffe, Shobdon and Yeovilton 12.2°C, Leeming 12.4°C, Hawarden and Linton-on-Ouse 12.5°C.

OGIMET summary https://tinyurl.com/yaq4e926


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 Monday https://tinyurl.com/yct9xnvv

West Freugh and Prestwick 21 mm, Capel Curig 22 mm, Dundrennan 23 mm, Ballypatrick, Belfast (Aldergrove), Machrihanish and Redesdale 24 mm, St Bees Head 30 mm, Keswick 38 mm, Eskdalemuir 39 mm, Shap 42 mm, Spadeadam 47 mm.


Colin Youngs
Brussels