Monday 5th February 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/etcagb05m/agb05-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.42 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcagb05/agb05-1042-b-uk.html

UK min. temps on Sunday night http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2024&mes=02&day=05&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Fair Isle and Kirkwall 3.3°C, Fyvie Castle 3.1°C, Wick 2.8°C, Tain Range 2.7°C, Loch Glascarnoch 1.9°C, Altnaharra 1.8°C, Elphin (Sutherland) 1.6°C, Kinbrace 1.2°C, Baltasound 0.6°C, Cassley (Sutherland) 0.3°C, Lerwick -0.3°C.

Logan Botanic Garden and Leeming 10.0°C, Belfast Stormont and Leconfield 10.1°C, Portglenone, Murlough NI, Keswick, Bridlington and Hull 10.2°C, Newtownards and Helen’s Bay NI 10.3°C, Topcliffe 10.4°C, Millport (Great Cumbrae) 10.5°C.

UK max. temps on Mnday 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

Cassley (Sutherland) 1.0°C, Kinbrace 1.2°C, Baltasound 1.4°C, Altnaharra 1.8°C, Elphin (Sutherland) 2.5°C, Tain Range 3.0°C, Lerwick and Inverness Lentran 3.2°C, Loch Glascarnoch 3.3°C, Wick 4.0°C, Kirkwall 4.2°C, Drumnadrochit 4.4°C..

Coningsby 11.9°C, Nantwich, Pershore, Hereford Credenhill and St Mary's Scilly 12.0°C, Exeter Airport 12.1°C, Killowen NI and Achnagart (Glenshiel) 12.2°C, Hawarden 12.4°C, Writtle (Essex) 12.5°C, Derrylin NI 12.7°C, Murlough NI 12.9°C.

OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2024&mes=02&day=05&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send

UK rainfall totals in 24 hours to 18.00 UTC on Monday 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

Aboyne 20 mm, Tiree and Braemar 21 mm, Balmoral 23 mm, Aberdeen Dyce 25 mm, Millport (Great Cumbrae) 26 mm, Quidinish (Harris) 28 mm, Aultbea and Oban 29 mm, Aviemore 30 mm, Tain Range and Lossiemouth 33 mm, Inverness Lentran 37 mm, Kinloss 40 mm, South Uist 46 mm, Loch Glascarnoch 49 mm, Dalwhinnie 54 mm, Tyndrum 60 mm, Drumnadrochit 66 mm, Tulloch Bridge 67 mm, Achnagart (Glenshiel) 108 mm

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