Friday 13th 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/etcafj13m/afj13-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.21 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcafj13/afj13-1021-b-uk.html

Only SYNOP data this evening, except for min. temps.

UK min. temps on Thursday night http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2023&mes=10&day=13&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Tain Range and Redesdale 5.7°C, Altnahinch Filters NI and Pateley Bridge 5.5°C, Lough Fea 5.4°C, Killylane NI 5.3°C, Fylingdales 5.0°C, Albemarle and Bainbridge 4.6°C, Warcop 4.1°C, Shap 4.0°C, Ravensworth 3.8°C, Copley 3.4°C.

Bude, Portland, Bournemouth Hurn, St Catherine's Point and Manston 15.9°C, Gosport, Shoreham, Frittenden and East Malling 16.0°C, Swanage, Thorney Island and Langdon Bay 16.1°C, Herstmonceux 16.2°C, Jersey Airport 16.5°C, Guernsey Airport 16.6°C.

UK max. temps on Friday 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 9.3°C, Loch Glascanoch 9.4°C, Baltasound 9.7°C, Tulloch Bridge 9.8°C, Altnaharra 10.1°C, Fair Isle 10.2°C, Drumalbin 10.3°C, Stornoway 10.5°C, Kirkwall 10.6°C, Aviemore 11.0°C, Spadeadam 11.1°C.

Andrewsfield 20.5°C, Northolt 20.6°C, Heathrow 20.8°C, Benson and London St James’s Park 20.9°C, Shoeburyness 21.1°C, Marham and Bedford 21.2°C, Manston 21.5°C, Hereford Credenhill and Brize Norton 21.6°C, Jersey Airport 21.9°C.

OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2023&mes=10&day=13&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send

UK rainfall totals in 24 hoUrs to 18.00 UTC on Friday 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

Leek Thorncliffe, Waddington, Aberdaron and Dunkeswell 25 mm, Pershore, Brize Norton and Plymouth Mount Batten 26 mm, Bala, Wainfleet and Holbeach 27.mm, Church Lawford, St Athan and Culdrose 29 mm, Shawbury and Shobdon 30 mm, Cardinham 31 mm, Lake Vyrnwy and Almondsbury 33 mm, Coningsby and Mumbles 35 mm, Sennybridge, Trawsgoed, Cranwell and Liscombe 37 mm, Lakenheath and Aberporth 38 mm, Coleshill and Pembrey Sands 42 mm, Milford Haven 44 mm, Lyneham 45 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