Wednesday 13th December 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/etcafl13m/afl13-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.12 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcafl13/afl13-1012-b-uk.html

Only SYNOP data is available this evening.

UK min. temps on Tuesday night http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2023&mes=12&day=13&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Lerwick and Kinloss 1.8°C, Kirkwall and Lossiemouth 1.4°C, South Uist 0.8°C, Port Ellen on Islay and Tulloch Bridge 0.7°C, Stornoway 0.5°C, Aultbea -0.4°C, Baltasound -2.5°C, Loch Glascanoch -3.0°C, Altnaharra -6.3°C.

Aberdaron and Milford Haven 8.0°C, Mumbles 8.1°C, Aberporth, Culdrose and London St James’s Park 8.2°C, Portland 8.3°C, Jersey Airport 8.5°C, Camborne 8.7°C, St Mary's Scilly and Guernsey Airport 9.2°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

Loch Glascanoch 1.6°C, Tulloch Bridge 3.1°C, Copley 3.6°C, Altnaharra 3.9°C, Aboyne and Drumalbin 4.1°C, Tain Range and Fylingdales 4.4°C, Spadeadam 4.5°C, Shap 4.6°C, Leeds-Bradford Airport 4.7°C.

Pembrey Sands and Exeter Airport 9.8°C, Mumbles and Plymouth Mount Batten 10.0°C, Milford Haven and Culdrose 10.1°C, Chivenor and Jersey Airport 10.4°C, St Mary's Scilly 10.6°C, Guernsey Airport 10.9°C, Walney Island 11.0°C.

OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2023&mes=12&day=13&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

Lake Vyrnwy, Camborne and Rothamsted 5 mm, Copley 6.0 mm, Edinburgh Gogarbank, Charterhall, Culdrose and Guernsey Airport 7 mm, Leuchars 8 mm, Aberdeen Dyce, Albemarle, Milford Haven and Jersey Airport 9 mm, Fylingdales 11 mm, Inverbervie 16 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