Good Friday 30th 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

Satellite animation from sat24.com https://en.sat24.com/en

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


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

Filton -0.1°C, Copley -0.2°C, Sennybridge -0.5°C, Leuchars -0.6°C, Dunkeswell -0.7°C, Tiree -1.0°C, Tulloch Bridge and Liscombe -1.1°C, Baltasound -1.2°C, Glen Ogle -2.4°C.

Jersey Airport 5.2°C, Thorney Island and Guernsey Airport 5.4°C, Shoreham 5.5°C, St Catherine’s Point 6.0°C.


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

Glen Ogle 0.1°C, Liscombe 3.2°C, Aboyne 3.7°C, Dunkeswell 3.8°C, Fair Isle, Aviemore and Strathallan 4.3°C, Inverbervie 4.5°C.

Leeming and Topcliffe 9.8°C, Cranwell 9.9°C, Waddington and Coningsby 10.0°C, Linton-on-Ouse 10.1°C, Scampton 10.2°C, Blackpool Airport 10.3°C, Rostherne (Cheshire) 10.4°C, Crosby 10.5°C.

OGIMET summary https://tinyurl.com/ybfnvnyf


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 Friday https://tinyurl.com/y9etqbyt

Emley Moor and Farnborough 13 mm, Bingley, St Athan, Portland and Odiham 14 mm, Boscombe Down, Northolt and Herstmonceux 15 mm, Heathrow 16 mm, St Catherine’s Point 17 mm, Bournemouth (Hurn) 18 mm, Yeovilton 19 mm.


Colin Youngs
Brussels