Sunday 18th 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/etcagb18m/agb18-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.26 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcagb18/agb18-1026-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=02&day=18&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Cassley (Sutherland) 5.5°C, Lerwick 5.3°C, Baltasound 5.2°C, Braemar 5.1°C, Lossiemouth 4.7°C, Aviemore 4.6°C, Tain Range 4.2°C, Aboyne 3.4°C, Aberdeen Dyce 3.1°C, Balmoral 2.9°C, Drumnadrochit 1.9°C, Fyvie Castle 1.8°C.
Ryhill (West Yorks), Nottingham Watnall, Pershore, Camborne and North Wyke (Devon) 11.2°C, Leconfield, Cranwell, Waddington, Coningsby and Pershore College 11.3°C, Sheffield and Donna Nook 11.4°C, Sutton Bonington (Notts), St Mary's Scilly and Yeovilton 11.5°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

Lerwick 8.0°C, Baltasound 8.7°C, Fair Isle 9.0°C, Elphin (Sutherland) 9.5°C, Kirkwall 9.9°C, Leek Thorncliffe 10.3°C, Lough Fea, Port Ellen on Islay, Tulloch Bridge, Dalwhinnie, Spadeadam and St Bees Head 10.4°C.

Thorney Island 15.5°C, Northolt 15.6°C, Heathrow, Farnham (Alice Holt Lodge), Herstmonceux and Goudhurst (Kent) 15.7°C, Wisley and Charlwood 15.8°C, Pershore and East Malling 15.9°C, Pershore College and Bournemouth Hurn 16.0°C, Teddington 16.1°C, Swanage and Kew Gardens 16.2°C, Usk (Monmouthshire) and London St James’s Park 16.4°C, Shoreham 16.5°C, *Gosport 16.8°C.
(*may be over-reading slightly)

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=18&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

Sennybridge, Church Lawford and Westonbirt (Gloucs) 22 mm, Keele University, Cardiff Bute Park, Portland, Otterbourne (Hants) and Benson 23 mm, Wattisham, Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion) and Bournemouth Hurn 24 mm, St Athan, Little Rissington, Lyneham and Brize Norton 25 mm, Liscombe, Chivenor and South Newington (Oxon) 26 mm, Bude, Dunkeswell and Plymouth Mount Batten 27 mm, Trawsgoed and Shoreham 28 mm, Porthmadog 30 mm, Tibenham (Norfolk) 31 mm, Swanage 32 mm, Gogerddan (Aberystwyth) 34 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