Thursday 12th 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/etcafj12m/afj12-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.39 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcafj12/afj12-1039-b-uk.html

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=12&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Kinbrace 0.7°C, Warcop 0.6°C, Bainbridge 0.5°C, Keswick 0..3°C, Pateley Bridge 0.2°C, Ravensworth 0.1°C, Topcliffe 0.0°C, Bridgefoot -0.1°C, Altnaharra -0.2°C, Shap -1.1°C, Redesdale -1.5°C, Eskdalemuir -1.9°C.

Exeter Airport and Shoreham 15.8°C,, Plymouth Mount Batten 16.0°C, Bude 16.2°C, Chivenor and Gosport 16.3°C; Portland, Bournemouth Hurn, St Catherine's Point and Thorney Island 16.5°C, Swanage 17.0°C, Jersey Airport 17.2°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

Lerwick 9.4°C, Loch Glascanoch 9.7°C, Dalwhinnie 10.1°C, Tulloch Bridge 10.2°C, Baltasound 10.3°C, Salsburgh and Drumalbin 10.7°C, Stornoway and Tyndrum 10.8°C, Braemar 10.9°C, Balmoral 11.0°C, Kirkwall 11.1°C.

Jersey Airport 18.7°C, Exeter Aieport and Herstmonceux 19.0°C, Bournemouth Hurn, Charlwood and Shoreham 19.1°C, Langdon Bay 19.5°C, East Malling 19.6°C, Thorney Island 19.7°C, Wiggonholt 20.0°C, Manston 20.1°C, Frittenden 20.7°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=12&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

Lyneham, Heathrow and London St James’s Park 10 mm, St Athan, St Catherine’s Point, Northolt and Herstmonceux 11 mm, Little Rissington and Brize Norton 12 mm, Cardiff Bute Park and St Mary’s Scilly 13 mm, Brooms Barn 14 mm, Chivenor, Stowe and Woburn 18 mm, South Newington 20 mm, Liscombe 21 mm, Charsfield 22 mm, Cavendish 33 mm, Wattisham 51 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