New Year’s Eve Sunday 31st 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/etcafl31m/afl31-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.40 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcafl31/afl31-1040-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=31&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Kinbrace, Elphin (Sutherland) and Kinloss 1.1°C, Copley 0.9°C, Strathallan 0.7°C, Dalwhinnie 0.6°C, Aviemore 0.4°C, Braemar and Balmoral 0.3°C, Inverness Lentran 0.2°C, Cassley (Sutherland) 0.1°C, Altnaharra -0.2°C, Loch Glascanoch -2.5°C.

Weybourne, Tibenham (Norfolk) and Milford Haven 7.6°C, Murlough NI, Port Ellen on Islay, Santon Downham and Shoreham 7.7°C, Cromer and Charsfield (Suffolk) 7.8°C, Shoeburyness 8.0°C, St Catherine's Point and Langdon Bay 8.1°C, Manston 8.3°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

Tain Range and Strathallan 2.9°C, Inverness Lentran 3.2°C, Dalwhinnie 3.4°C, Copley 3.9°C, Aviemore and Aboyne 4.0°C, Braemar and Redesdale 4.3°C, Balmoral 4.4°C, Lossiemouth 4.7°C, Kinloss 4.9°C.

St Mary's Scilly, Chivenor, Portland, St Catherine's Point, Northolt and Heathrow 10.7°C, Shoreham 10.9°C, Thorney Island 11.0°C, Bournemouth Hurn 11.4°C, Wisley and Chertsey 12.0°C, Swanage, Gosport and Kew Gardens 12.1°C, Pershore College 12.2°C, Slough (Cippenham Water Works) 12.3°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=31&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

Only SYNOP figures are available for rainfall this evening.

Fylingdales, Cranwell, Wittering and Guernsey Airport 15 mm, West Freugh and Plymouth Mount Batten 16 mm, Kirkwall and Jersey Airport 17 mm, Baltasound and Capel Curig 18 mm, Almondsbury (Bristol), St Athan and Benson 19 mm, Dunkeswell 20 mm, Lerwick, Church Lawford, Larkhill and Boscombe Down 21 mm, Aberdeen Dyce, Machrihanish and Brize Norton 22 mm, Yeovilton 23 mm, Little Rissington and Lyneham 24 mm, Fair Isle 25 mm, Liscombe 26 mm..

Peak gusts in knots https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/current?LANG=en&CONT=euro&LAND=UK&REGION=0003&SORT=3&UD=1&INT=24&TYP=windspitzen&ART=kartealle&RUBRIK=akt&DATE=1704045600&CEL=C&SI=kn

Kirkwall, Pembrey Sands, Liscombe, Portland, Lydd Airport and Alderney (Channel Islands) 50 kn, Baltasound 51 kn, Heathrow and Guernsey Airport 52 kn, Sumburgh 53 kn, St Mary’s Scilly 54 kn, Lerwick 55 kn, Jersey Airport 62 kn, Mumbles 63 kn, Fair Isle 64 kn.

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