Saturday 17th July 2021
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/etcadg17m/adg17-msg-1200-uk.html
MetopB satellite picture from Bernard Burton’s site at 10.48 UTC
http://www.woksat.info/etcadg17/adg17-1048-b-uk.html
UK min. temps on Friday night
https://tinyurl.com/thczlekc
Houghton Hall (Norfolk) 9.7°C, Aboyne and Cavendish (Suffolk) 9.6°C, Castlederg 9.4°C, Port Ellen (Islay) and Eskdalemuir 9.3°C, Sennybridge 9.2°C, Katesbridge (NI) 9.1°C, Machrihanish 9.0°C, Bala 8.9°C, Santon Downham 8.4°C.
Nottingham Watnall 16.7°C, Crosby, Culdrose and Middle Wallop 16.8°C, St Athan and Cardinham 17.1°C, Almondsbury (Bristol) 17.5°C, Mumbles 17.6°C, Swanage 17.8°C.
UK max. temps on Saturday
https://tinyurl.com/25vadeya
Lerwick 13.1°C, Fair Isle 13.6°C, Baltasound 14.6°C, South Uist 15.5°C, Quidinish (Harris) 15.7°C, Aultbea 16.3°C, Elphin (Sutherland) 16.8°C, Glen Ogle 17.1°C, Tiree 17.5°C, Stornoway 18.1°C, Machrihanish 18.6°C, Port Ellen (Islay) 18.8°C.
Ross-on-Wye and Winchcombe (Gloucs) 29.5°C, Usk (Monmouthshire) 29.6°C, Ryhill (West Yorks) and Nottingham Watnall 29.7°C, Bramham (West Yorks) 29.9°C, Sheffield 30.0°C, Topcliffe 30.1°C, Coton in the Elms (Derbyshire) 30.3°C, Linton-on-Ouse 30.7°C, Killowen (NI) 30.8°C, Newtownards (Ballywatticock) 31.2°C.
NB: There is some doubt about the reading at Newtownards as it is rather out of line with some nearby sites and is therefore subject to verification by the Met Office.
OGIMET summary
https://tinyurl.com/tv2s7s3u
Rainfall radar
http://www.weathercast.co.uk/radar/united-kingdom.html or
https://en.meteox.com/en-gb/?fc=0&imagetype=radareuropa24uurwsg84
UK rainfall totals in 24 hours to 18.00 UTC on Saturday
https://tinyurl.com/1l2nfeb8
Baltasound, South Uist and Tiree 0.2 mm, Elphin (Sutherland) 1.0 mm, Fair Isle 1.2 mm, Quidinish (Harris) 1.8 mm, Lerwick 2 mm.
Sferics
http://en.blitzortung.org/historical_maps.php?map=10
Review – 24 h Loop
Location of observing sites
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-synoptic-and-climate-stations
Colin Youngs
Brussels