New Year’s Day Monday 1st 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/etcaga01m/aga01-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopC satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.19 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcaga01/aga01-1019-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=01&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Fyvie Castle -0.6°C, Tain Range -0.7°C, Strathallan -1.1°C, Aviemore -1.4°C, Aboyne and Lossiemouth -1.9°C, Tyndrum -2.3°C, Tulloch Bridge -2.4°C, Balmoral -2.6°C, Loch Glascanoch -2.7°C, Dalwhinnie -2.8°C, Braemar -4.0°C.

London St James’s Park 7.8°C, Bude and Gosport 7.9°C, Gogerddan (Aberystwyth), Mumbles, Culdrose and Chivenor 8.0°C, Milford Haven 8.2°C, Portland and Swanage 8.8°C, St Mary's Scilly 8.9°C, St Catherine's Point 9.0°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

Fyvie Castle 0.6°C, Balmoral 0.9°C, Loch Glascanoch 3.1°C, Tyndrum 3.4°C, Dalwhinnie 3.5°C, Braemar 3.7°C, Inverness Lentran 3.9°C, Lough Fea and Aberdeen Dyce 4.0°C, Tulloch Bridge, Aviemore and Aboyne 4.6°C.
Haverfordwest 10.8°C, Milford Haven and Yeovilton 10.9°C, Guernsey Airport 11.1°C, Camborne, North Wyke (Devon) and Exeter Airport 11.2°C, Culdrose and Chivenor 11.3°C, Plymouth Mount Batten 11.4°C, St Mary's Scilly 11.8°C, Bude 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=01&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=0&INT=24&TYP=niederschlag&ART=kartealle&RUBRIK=akt&DATE=--&CEL=C&SI=mph

Only SYNOP figures are available for rainfall again this evening.

Port Ellen on Islay 10 mm, Thomastown NI, Bala, Mumbles and St Athan 11 mm, Pembrey Sands and Cardinham 12 mm, Camborne 13 mm, Milford Haven 14 mm, Sennybridge and Capel Curig 15 mm, Rostherne (Cheshire), Lake Vyrnwy and Liscombe 19 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