Tuesday 6th 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

Meteosat MSG-3 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.00 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaac06m/aac06-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopA satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.17 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaac06/aac06-1017-b-uk.html

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


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

Altnaharra and Aviemore 0.8°C, Eskdalemuir and Shobdon 0.6°C, Drumalbin, Spadeadam and Liscombe 0.4°C, Loch Glascarnoch and Shap 0.3°C, Aboyne 0.2°C, Glen Ogle -1.0°C.

Portland 5.3°C, St Mary’s (Scilly) 5.5°C, Northolt and Heathrow 5.9°C, London St James’s Park 6.7°C.


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

Glen Ogle -0.6°C, Aviemore 1.0°C, Loch Glascarnoch 1.1°C, Altnaharra 1.4°C, Aboyne, Tulloch Bridge and Drumalbin 1.9°C, Lerwick 2.3°C, Glasgow (Bishopton) 2.7°C, Kirkwall, Tain Range and Spadeadam 2.9°C.

Heathrow, Charlwood and Shoeburyness 10.3°C, Larkhill 10.4°C, Benson and Northolt 10.5°C, Yeovilton and Gravesend (Broadness) 10.9°C, Chivenor and Herstmonceux 11.0°C, Plymouth (Mountbatten) 11..3°C, St Mary’s (Scilly) 11.4°C.

OGIMET summary https://tinyurl.com/y7ej3nlx


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 Tuesday https://tinyurl.com/yb3xaa6f

Machrihanish and West Freugh 17 mm, Copley 17.2 mm, Inverbervie 18 mm, Strathallan and Edinburgh (Gogarbank) 19 mm, Port Ellen (Islay) 20 mm, Carlisle 21 mm, Boulmer 22 mm, Ballypatrick 23 mm, Leuchars 24 mm, Aberdeen (Dyce) 28 mm, Aboyne 29 mm, Glasgow (Bishopton) 41 mm.


Colin Youngs
Brussels