Sunday 28th January 2024

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/etcaga28m/aga28-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.07 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaga28/aga28-1007-b-uk.html

UK min. temps on Saturday night http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2024&mes=01&day=28&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Heathrow 1.0°C, Bedford 0.9°C, Waddington 0.6°C, Wittering and South Newington (Oxon) -0.1°C, Kew Gardens -0.3°C, Santon Downham -0.8°C, Charlwood -0.9°C, Iver Water Works (Bucks) -1.2°C, Cranwell -1.5°C, Chertsey -1.6°C, Writtle (Essex) -1..7°C.

Castlederg, Belfast Aldergrove, Port Ellen on Islay and Plymouth Moint Batten 8.8°C, Quidinish (Harris) and Bude 8.9°C, Tiree 9.0°C, Magilligan and Camborne 9.2°C, Achnagart (Glenshiel) 9.3°C, Culdrose 9.4°C, Kinlochewe 9.6°C, St Mary's Scilly 10.5°C.

UK max. temps on Sunday 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

Fylingdales 7.0°C, Langdon Bay 7.3°C, Topcliffe 7.7°C, High Mowthorpe (North Yorks) 7.9°C, Leek Thorncliffe 8.0°C, Wattisham and Manston 8.1°C, Shap 8.4°C, Bainbridge (North Yorks), Leeming and Wainfleet 8.5°C, Loftus and Tibenham (Norfolk) 8.6°C.

Stornoway and Kinbrace 13.7°C, Drumnadrochit 14.0°C, Rhyl 14.3°C, Lossiemouth 14.4°C, Tain Range 14.5°C, Magilligan and Kinloss 14.7°C, Aultbea 16.5°C, Altnaharra 16.9°C, Loch Glascarnoch 17.4°C,, Achnagart (Glenshiel) and Cassley (Sutherland) 17..5°C, Elphin (Sutherland) 18.0°C, Kinlochewe 19.6°C.

OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2024&mes=01&day=28&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send

UK rainfall totals in 24 hours to 18.00 UTC on Sunday 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

Lerwick and Braemar 2 mm, Baltasound and Stornoway 3 mm, Quidinish (Harris) and Drumalbin 4 mm, Dalwhinnie, Achnagart (Glenshiel), Strathallan and Glasgow Bishopton 6 mm, Eskdalemuir 7 mm, Tulloch Bridge 8 mm, Tyndrum 20 mm.

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=24&TYP=windspitzen&ART=kartealle&RUBRIK=akt&DATE=1706464800&CEL=C&SI=kn
Inverbervie, Machrihanish and Capel Curig 51 kn, Inverness Airport 52 kn, Tiree and Tain Range 53 kn, Drumalbin 56 kn, Lerwick and Loch Glascarnoch 57 kn, Benbecula and Aultbea 59 kn, South Uist 62 kn, Stornoway 69 kn.

High-level sites: Cairnwell 71 kn, Bealach na Bà 84 kn, Aonach Mòr 97 kn.

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

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

Colin Youngs
Brussels