Saturday 5th August 2023

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 satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 12.00 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcafh05m/afh05-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopB satellite pict ure from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.50 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcafh05/afh05-1050-b-uk.html

UK min. temps on Friday night http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2023&mes=08&day=05&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Balmoral and Eskdalemuir 8.4°C, Lerwick 8.2°C, Braemar 8.0°C, Aviemore 7.9°C, Tulloch Bridge 7.8°C, Wick 7.0°C, Dalwhinnie 6.8°C, Kirkwall 6.7°C, Baltasound 6.5°C.

Teddington, Writtle, Manston and Langdon Bay 13.3°C, Heathrow 13.4°C, St Mary’s Scilly 13.5°C, Gosport 13.9°C, Thorney Island and London St James’s Park 14.2°C, St Catherine’s Point and Shoeburyness 14.3°C.
UK max. temps on Saturday https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/current?LANG=en&CONT=euro&LAND=UK&REGION=0003&SORT=3&UD=1&INT=06&TYP=tmax&ART=kartealle&RUBRIK=akt&DATE=--&CEL=C&SI=mph

Pennerley 11.2°C, Copley 11.7°C, Lerwick 12.4°C, Loftus 12.5°C, Braemar, Market Bosworth and Lake Vyrnwy 12.9°C, Balmoral, Spadeadam and Birmingham Winterbourne 13.0°C, Warcop and Leek Thorncliffe 13.1°C.

Thorney Island 19.6°C, Mumbles 19.7°C, Almondsbury 19.8°C, Usk and Slough Cippenham WW 19.9°C, Benson 20.0°C, Swanage 20..5°C, Caediff Bute Park 20.6°C, Yeovilton 20.7°C, Bournemouth Hurn 20.9°C.

OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2023&mes=08&day=05&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send

UK Jnfall totals in 24 hoUrs to 1.80 UTC on Saturday https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/current?LANG=en&CONT=euro&LAND=UK&REGION=0003&SORT=3&UD=0&INT=24&TYP=niederschlag&ART=kartealle&RUBRIK=akt&DATE=--&CEL=C&SI=mph

Lough Fea, Valley, Porthmadog, Usk and Westonbirt 20 mm; High Mowthorpe and Capel Curig 21 mm, Murlough NI and Logan Botanic Garden 22 mm, Hull 23 mm, Aberdaron 25 mm, Armagh University 26 mm, Thomastown NI 27 mm, Glrnanne, Wattisham and Charsfizld 29 mm, Killowen NI 30 mm, Santon Downham 31 mm, Loftus 36 mm, Fylingdales 38 mm, Derrylin NI 39 mm, Scarborough 44 mm.

Sferics https://www.blitzortung.org/en/historical_maps.php?map=10 Review 24h Loop

Location of stations https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-synoptic-and-climate-stations#?tab=climateNetwork

Colin Youngs
Brussels