Thursday 5th October 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/etcafj05m/afj05-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.39 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcafj05/afj05-1039-b-uk.html
Only data from SYNOP sites is available this evening for max. temps and rainfall.

UK min. temps on Wednesday night http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2023&mes=10&day=05&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Tain Range 3.9°C, Loch Glascarnoch 3.2°C, Aviemore 3.0°C, Baltasound 2.9°C, Aberdeen Dyce 2.5°C, Dalwhinnie 2.4°C, Braemar 2.2°C, Drumnadrochit 2.1°C, Fyvie Castle 1.7°C, Balmoral 1.1°C, Tulloch Bridge 0.7°C, Aboyne -0.6°C.

Blackpool Airport and Crosby 14.2°C, Valley 14.3°C, St Mary’s Scilly 14.4°C, Walney Island, Porthmadog and Milford Haven 14..5°C, Portland 14.6°C, Morecambe and Pembrey Sands 14.7°C, St Catherine’s Point 14.8°C.

UK max. temps on Thursday 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

Kirkwall 12.2°C, Wick 12.5°C, Fair Isle 12.7°C, Inverbervie 12.8°C, Baltasound 12.9°C, Spadeadam 13.3°C, Tain Range, Warcop, Copley and Lake Vyrnwy 13.4°C, Lerwick and Aviemore 13.5°C.

Magilligan 19.0°C, Bournemouth Hurn, Andrewsfield and London St James’s Park 19.1°C, Marham and Shoreham 19.5°C, Tibenham 19..6°C, Heathrow 19.9°C, Shoeburyness and Manston 20.0°C, Northolt 20.2°C.

OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2023&mes=10&day=05&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send

UK rainfall totals in 24 hoUrs to 18.00 UTC on Thursday 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, Portglenone, Ronaldsway IOM and Walney Island 10 mm, Glenanne and Dundrennan 11 mm, Stornoway and West Freugh 12 mm, St Bees Head and Blackpool Airport 13 mm, Shap, Keswick and Carlisle 15 mm, Eskdalemuir 19 mm, Spadeadam and Capel Curig 26 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