Friday 20tth 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/etcafj20m/afj20-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.29 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcafj20/afj20-1029-b-uk.html

UK min. temps on Thursday night http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2023&mes=10&day=20&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send

Fyvie Castle 7.5°C, Altnaharra 7.4°C, Aviemore 7.3°C, Kinbrace and Aboyne 7.1°C, Loch Glascanoch and Okehampton EOF 6.9°C, Kirkwall 6.8°C, Fair Isle and Braemar 6.6°C, Balmoral 6.5°C, Baltasound 5.9°C, Lerwick 5.6°C.

Heathrow, Northolt and London St James’s Park 14.2°C, Santon Downham and Manston 14.3°C, Wittering 14.4°C, Marham and Shoeburyness 14.5°C, Monks Wood 14.6°C, Wattisham 14.8°C, Tibenham 14.9°C, Cambridge NIAB and Cavendish 15.0°C, Charsfield 15.2°C.

Data ony from SYNOP sites again this evening for max. temps and rainfall.

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

Loch Glascanoch 6.9°C, Lerwick 7.0°C, Aboyne 7.2°C, Baltasound 7.5°C, Aviemore 7.7°C, Fair Isle 7.8°C, Copley 8.0°C, Aberdeen Dyce 8.4°C, Kirkwall and Inverbervie 8.6°C, Altnaharra and Wick 8.7°C.

Exeter Airport 17.4°C, Charlwood 17.6°C, Yeovilton and Thorney Island 17.8°C, Herstmonceux 17.9°C, Northolt and London St James’s Park 18.0°C, Benson 18.2°C, Shoreham 18.3°C, Bournemouth Hurn 18.5°C, Plymouth Mount Batten 18.6°C, Heathrow 18.7°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=20&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

Pershore 30 mm, Robaldsway IOM 31 mm, Redesdale and Crosby 32 mm, Heathrow 34 mm, Lyneham 35 mm, Coleshill 37 mm, Lake Vyrnwy 39 mm, Rhyl and Shobdon 40 mm, Bala and Shawbury 41 mm, Aboyne 42 mm.

Albemarle 46 mm, Capel Curig and Marham 47 mm, Fylingdales and Wainfleet 48 mm, Hawarden and Weybourne 51 mm, Nottingham Watnall 52 mm, Holbeach 54 mm, Coningsby 56 mm, Leek Thorncliffe and Wittering 60 mm, Bingley 61 mm, Tibenham 62 mm, Cranwell 63 mm, Waddington and Wattisham 76 mm.

Sferics https://www.blitzortung.org/en/historical_maps.php?map=10Review24hLoop

Peak gusts in knots https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/current?LANG=en&CONT=euro&LAND=UK&REGION=0003&SORT=3&UD=1&INT=06&TYP=windspitzen&ART=kartealle&RUBRIK=akt&DATE=1697824800&CEL=C&SI=kn

Loftus 51 kn, St Bees Head and Fylingdales 52 kn, Machrihanish and Donna Nook 53 kn, Wick and Bridlington 54 kn, Fair Isle and Dundrennan 55 kn, Port Ellen on Islay 58 kn, Inverbervie 60 kn, Warcop 61 kn.

High-level sites: Bealach na Bà 63 kn, Aonach Mòr 74 kn, Cairngorms 95 kn

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

Colin Youngs
Brussels