Wednesday 31st January 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

Meteosat MSG-3 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.00 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaaa31m/aaa31-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopA satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.22 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaaa31/aaa31-1022-b-uk.html

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


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

Tain Range, Lossiemouth and Bingley 1.0°C, Copley 0.7°C, Tulloch Bridge and Drumalbin 0.6°C, Ballypatrick and Glenanne 0.3°C, Lough Fea 0.2°C, Aviemore 0.1°C, Loch Glascarnoch 0.0°C, Glen Ogle -2.4°C.

Culdrose 8.2°C, Guernsey Airport 8.4°C, Portland 8.7°C, St Mary’s (Scilly) 8.9°C, Jersey Airport 9.0°C.


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

Glen Ogle -1.1°C, Spadeadam 1.4°C, Eskdalemuir 1.9°C, Drumalbin 2.0°C, Glenanne 2.5°C, Lough Fea and Loch Glascarnoch 2.7°C, Aviemore and Redesdale 2.8°C, Emley Moor 2.9°C.

Portland, Herstmonceux and Manston 9.6°C, Culdrose, Shoreham and Guernsey Airport 9.9°C, Jersey Airport 10.0°C, St Catherine’s Point 10.1°C, St Mary’s (Scilly) 10.2°C, Bournemouth (Hurn) 10.3°C, Langdon Bay 10.6°C.

OGIMET summary https://tinyurl.com/ycc5aw97


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 Wednesday https://tinyurl..com/y6uu4xyg

Castlederg, Baltasound, Machrihanish and Spadeadam 12 mm, Keswick, Capel Curig and Lake Vyrnwy 13 mm, Thomastown (NI), Ballypatrick and Prestwick 14 mm, Glasgow (Bishopton) 15 mm, Aultbea 16 mm, Glenanne 18 mm, Loch Glascarnoch 19 mm, Shap 20 mm, Tulloch Bridge 21 mm, Eskdalemuir 22 mm.


Map of Peak Gusts in knots https://tinyurl.com/yb2qe9fa

Lerwick, Fair Isle, St Bees Head and Lake Vyrnwy 50 kn, Aberdaron 53 kn, Capel Curig 58 kn, Great Dun Fell 62 kn, Bealach na BÃ* 72 kn, Cairnwell 73 kn, Cairngorm 75 kn.


Colin Youngs
Brussels