Suniday 17th 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/etcafl17m/afl17-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.29 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcafl17/afl17-1029-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=2023&mes=12&day=17&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Pateley Bridge and Lake Vyrnwy 7.3°C, High Mowthorpe (North Yorks) and Hawarden 7.2°C, Fylingdales, Leek Thorncliffe and Coningsby 7.1°C, Liscombe 6.8°C, Jersey Airport 6.2°C, Hereford Credenhill 5.6°C, Rostherne (Cheshire) 5.5°C, Lerwick 5.1°C, Baltasound 4.4°C.

Port Ellen on Islay, Aboyne and St Mary's Scilly 10.7°C, Millport (Great Cumbrae) and Tain Range 10.8°C, Magilligan and Kinlochewe 11.0°C, Achnagart (Glenshiel) 11.1°C, Cassley (Sutherland) 11.3°C, Lossiemouth 11.8°C, Kinloss 11.9°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

Okehampton East Okement Farm 8.2°C, Liscombe 8.3°C, Libanus (Powys), Lake Vyrnwy and Kenley 8.9°C, Spadeadam and Sennybridge 9.0°C, Little Rissington and Jersey Airport 9.1°C, Pennerley (Shropshire) 9.2°C, Fylingdales, Leek Thorncliffe and Dunkeswell 9.4°C.

Balmoral and St Mary's Scilly 12.7°C, Murlough NI and Altnaharra 12.9°C, Killowen NI, Kinlochewe and Kinbrace 13.0°C, Giant’s Causeway 13.1°C, Wick 13.4°C, Cassley (Sutherland) 13.5°C, Fyvie Castle, Kinbrace and Kinloss 13.8°C, Lossiemouth 13.9°C, Aboyne 14.4°C, Tain Range 14.7°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=17&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send

UK rainfall totals in 24 hours to 18.00 UTC on Sunrday 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

Glasgow Bishopton 10 mm, Baltasound and Prestwick 11 mm, South Uist 12 mm, Tulloch Bridge and Auchincruive (Ayrshire) 13 mm, Shap 14 mm, Loch Glascarnoch 19 mm, Eskdalemuir 21 mm, Elphin (Sutherland) and Tyndrum 23 mm, Lerwick and Quidinish (Harris) 26 mm, Cassley (Sutherland) 28 mm, Stornoway 29 mm, Aultbea 49 mm, Kinlochewe 74.8 mm, Achnagart (Glenshiel) 88 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