Saturday 26th 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/etcafh26m/afh26-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopB satellite pict ure from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.15 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcafh26/afh26-1015-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=26&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Prestwick, Machrihanish and Sennybridge 7.3°C, Redesdale 7.2°C, Warcop 6.7°C, Ravensworth 6.6°C, Shap 6.2°C, Balmoral and South Newington 6.1°C, Strathallan 6.0°C., Braemar 5.8°C, Tyndrum 5.5°C.

Camborne 13.1°C, Baltasound and Shoeburyness 13.2°C, Quidinish Harris 13.3°C, Guernsey Airport 13.6°C, St Mary’s Scilly 14.1°C, Jersey Airport 14.6°C, St Catherine’s Point 14.8°C, Portland 14.9°C, Bude 15.4°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

Loch Glascarnoch 13.3°C, Aultbea 13.6°C, Dalwhinnie 14.2°C, Stornoway and Inverness Lentran 14.3°C, Tulloch Bridge 14.4°C, Cassley 14.5°C, Balmoral 14.6°C, Braemar 14.7°C, Shap 14.8°.C

Wattisham 20.7°C, Shoeburyness 20.8°C, Tibenham 20.9°C, Weybourne and Heathrow 21.1°C, Wisley and Frittenden 21.2°C, Leconfield and Northolt 21.3°C, Cavendish 21.6°C, Santon Downham 21.8°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=26&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send

UK rainfall totals in 24 hoUrs to 18.00 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

Portglenone , Altnahgarra,, St Athan , Mumbles and Brize Norton 12 mm, Tain Range, Trawsgoed and London St James’s Park 13 mm, Banagher NI and Rhyl 14 mm, Okehampton EOF 15 mm, Charterhall and Almondsbury 17 mm, St Catherine’s Point 19 mm, Crosby 200 mm, Herstmonceux 21 mm, Swyddffynnon 29 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