Monday 22nd January 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/etcaga22m/aga22-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.31 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaga22/aga22-1031-b-uk.html

UK min. temps on Sunday night http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2024&mes=01&day=22&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Balmoral and Elphin (Sutherland) 4.2°C, Lough Fea 4.1°C, Drumalbin 3.9°C, Banagher NI and Loch Glascarnoch 3.8°C, Aviemore and Cassley (Sutherland) 3.7°C, Altnahinch Filters NI and Salsburgh (North Lanarkshire) 3.5°C, Tulloch Bridge 3.4°C, Braemar 3.1°C, Copley 3.0°C, Dalwhinnie 2.9°C.

Cromer, Santon Downham, Charsfield (Suffolk) and Herstmonceux 9.9°C, Goudhurst (Kent) 10.1°C, Thorney Island and Shoeburyness 10.2°C, Shoreham and Frittenden (Kent) 10.3°C, Gosport and Guernsey Airport 10.5°C, Jersey Airport 10.6°C, Wiggonholt (West Sussex) 10.7°C.

UK max. temps on Monday 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

Braemar and Dalwhinnie 4.2°C, Aviemore, Balmoral and Salsburgh (North Lanarkshire) 4.7°C, Loch Glascarnoch 4.8°C, Lough Fea 4.9°C, Altnahinch Filters NI and Drumalbin 5.1°C, Banagher NI 5.4°C, Ballypatrick Forest and Spadeadam 5.5°C.

Pershore College, Exeter Airport, Swanage and London St James’s Park 11.2°C, Pershore, Wiggonholt (West Sussex), Goudhurst (Kent) and Langdon Bay 11.3°C, Bournemouth Hurn, Otterbourne (Hants) and Shoreham 11.4°C, St Mary's Scilly 11.5°C, Gosport and Guernsey Airport 11.6°C, Frittenden (Kent) 11.9°C, Manston 12.1°C.

OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2024&mes=01&day=22&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send

UK rainfall totals in 24 hours to 18.00 UTC on Monday 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

Redesdale, Bala and Reading University 18 mm, Sennybridge 19 mm, Shap and Newbridge-on-Wye 21 mm, Aviemore and Capel Curig 22 mm, Usk (Monmouthshire) 25 mm, Lake Vyrnwy 27 mm, Loch Glascarnoch 28 mm, Cassley (Sutherland) and Drumnadrochit 30 mm, Tulloch Bridge and Braemar 31 mm, Libanus (Powys) 32 mm, Dalwhinnie 34 mm, Tyndrum and Achnagart (Glenshiel) 35 mm, Elphin (Sutherland) 50 mm.

Peak gusts in knots https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/current?LANG=en&UP=0&R=310&CEL=C&TYP=windspitzen&ART=kartealle&LANG=en&DATE=1705946400&KEY=UK&LAND=UK&CONT=euro&SI=kn&SORT=3&UD=1&INT=24
Magilligan, South Uist, Port Ellen on Islay and Glasgow Bishopton 65 kn, Altnaharra, Tain Range, Inverbervie and Machrihanish 67 kn, Stornoway 68 kn, Baltasound, Lerwick, Wick, Leuchars and Drumalbin 69 kn, Loch Glascarnoch, Prestwick and Boulmer 70 kn, Kirkwall and Shap 71 kn.

Jigh-level sites: Bealach na Bà 86 kn, Aonach Mòr 91 kn, Cairnwell 96 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