Wednesday 7th 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/etcagb07m/agb07-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.01 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcagb07/agb07-1001-b-uk.html

UK min. temps on Tuesday night http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2024&mes=02&day=07&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Drumnadrochit -3.2°C, Aberdeen Dyce and Warcop -3.3°C, Fyvie Castle -3.4°C, Kinbrace -3.6°C, Tyndrum -3.8°C, Dalwhinnie -3.9°C, Altnaharra and Lossiemouth -4.2°C, Loch Glascarnoch -4.5°C, Tulloch Bridge -4.6°C, Balmoral and Aboyne -4.7°C, Braemar -4.9°C.

Bude and Okehampton (East Okement Farm) 7.8°C, North Wyke (Devon) 8.3°C, Cardinham 9.0°C, Portland and St Catherine's Point 9.4°C, Plymouth Mount Batten 10.8°C, Culdrose, Guernsey Airport and Jersey Airport 10.9°C, Camborne 11.1°C, St Mary's Scilly 11.4°C.

UK max. temps on Wednesday 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

Spadeadam 1.1°C, Stornoway, Loch Glascarnoch and Wick 1.3°C, Dalwhinnie 1.5°C, Tulloch Bridge and Balmoral 1.6°C, Inverness Lentran 1.8°C, Kirkwall 1.9°C, Lerwick and Elphin (Sutherland) 2.2°C, Braemar 2.3°C.

Haverfordwest and Pembrey Sands 9.0°C, Bude 9.1°C, Cardinham, Portland and St Catherine's Point 9.6°C, Culdrose and Plymouth Mount Batten 11.0°C, Camborne 11.1°C, St Mary's Scilly 11.4°C, Guernsey Airport 11.7°C, Jersey Airport 11.8°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=07&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send

UK rainfall totals in 24 hours to 18.00 UTC on Wednesday 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

Wattisham and St Athan 15 mm, Little Rissington, Portland, Bedford and Rothamsted 16 mm, Pershore, Pershore College, Almondsbury (Bristol), Charsfield (Suffolk), Cavendish (Suffolk), Brize Norton and Lyneham 17 mm, Dunkeswell, St Catherine's Point, Stowe (Bucks) and Woburn 18 mm, Bude and Swanage 19 mm, Cardiff Bute Park and North Wyke (Devon) 20mm, Westonbirt (Gloucs) and Liscombe 21 mm, Cardinham 32 mm, Okehampton (East Okement Farm) 35 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