Thursday 1st February 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/etcagb01m/agb01-msg-1200-uk.html

MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.25 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcagb01/agb01-1025-b-uk.html

UK min. temps on Wednesday night http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynop?lang=en&zona=uk&base=bluem&proy=orto&ano=2024&mes=02&day=01&hora=18&vtn=Tn&Send=send

Pershore 0.3°C, Newport (Shropshire) and Winchcombe (Gloucs) 0.2°C, Glenanne 0.1°C, Usk (Monmouthshire) 0.0°C, Shobdon and Santon Downham -0.1°C, Shawbury -0.2°C, Bala -0.9°C, Libanus (Powys) -1.3°C, Sennybridge -1.5°C, Katesbridge NI -1.6°C.

Portland and Shoreham 7.3°C, Gosport, St Catherine's Point and Herstmonceux 7.4°C, Bude 7.6°C, Culdrose and Camborne 7.7°C, Swanage 8.3°C, St Marys Scilly 9.7°C, Jersey Airport 9.8°C, Guernsey Airport 10.3°C.

UK max. temps on Thursday 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

Leek Thorncliffe 5.2°C, Spadeadam 5.3°C, Salsburgh (North Lanarkshire) 5.5°C, Eskdalemuir, Copley and Pennerley (Shropshire) 5.6°C, Leeds-Bradford Airport and Lake Vyrnwy 5.7°C, Killylane NI 5.8°C, Drumalbin and Bingley 5.9°C, Pateley Bridge 6.1°C.

Mumbles and Frittenden (Kent) 10.4°C, Thorney Island and Guernsey Airport 10.6°C, Kew Gardens and Charlwood 10.7°C, Swanage, Herstmonceux and Jersey Airport 10.8°C, Camborne 11.3°C, Culdrose 11.5°C, St Mary's Scilly 11.6°C, Gosport 11.8°C.

OGIMET summary http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&state=United+K&osum=no&fmt=html&ord=REV&ano=2024&mes=02&day=01&hora=18&ndays=1&Send=send

UK rainfall totals in 24 hours to 18.00 UTC on Thursday 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

Lerwick, Fair Isle, Tulloch Bridge, Gogerddan (Aberystwyth) and Cardinham 5..mm, Kirkwall, Kinbrace and Sennybridge 6 mm, Wick and Trawsgoed 7 mm, Swyddffynnon (Ceredigion) 8 mm, Quidinish (Harris) and Loch Glascarnoch 9 mm, Aultbea 11 mm, Stornoway 12 mm, Altnaharra 15 mm, Elphin (Sutherland) 18 mm, Cassley (Sutherland) 20 mm, Kinlochewe 27 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