Synoptic Situation at 0600 19/02/1963        next day

Trough to SW of Br.Isles has persisted and a low in the SW approaches has
drifted E towards Brittany and is likely to drift further into France, with
some filling.  A further low is expected to develop over Central Europe.
High, NE Greenland is slow moving, with a ridge extending to N Scotland.
Small high, 1012 mb, S Scandinavia and low NW Norway.

Weather over the British Isles:

Most places were sunny by day with a little snow in the S and E, but many
central areas stayed dry.  It became more cloudy overnight in the S and
light to moderate snow was widely reported.  Winds were light in the N but
moderate from the E in the S.
Most stations were still reporting snow lying, except in the far SW, S parts
of Ireland , parts of NW England and some coastal fringes of Scotland.

Maxima:  Gatwick 2C, Guernsey 4C, Plymouth 3C, Culdrose 3C, Scilly 5C,
Cardiff 2C, Birmingham 2C, West Raynham 0C, Watnall 2C, Manchester 3C,
Newcastle 1C, Dyce 1C, Eskdalemuir 0C, Glasgow 4C, Wick 6C, Lerwick 4C,
Tiree 5C, Belfast 4C, Birr 4C and Valentia 5C.

Minima:  Gatwick -2C, Guernsey -1C, Plymouth -1C, Culdrose 0C, Scilly 1C,
Cardiff -2C, Birmingham -2C, Watnall -2C, Manchester -2C, Newcastle 0C,
Dyce -8C (-13), Eskdalemuir -7C, Glasgow -8C, Wick -4C, Lerwick -2C,
Tiree -2C, Belfast -3C, Birr -2C and Valentia 0C.

Weather over the rest of Europe:

Snow fell over a wide area away from Scandinavia and skies were cloudy in
general.  Milder air was pushing across Iberia, S France, Italy and into the
Balkans.

Maxima:  Copenhagen -6C, Oslo -10C, Stockholm -11C, Helsinki -13C,
Murmansk -26C, Moscow -6C, Minsk -5C, Warsaw -3C, Belgrade 0C, Berlin -1C,
Paris 0C, Brussels -2C, Brest 2C, Bordeaux 10C, Madrid 7C, Nimes 10C, Venice
5C and Rome 13C.

Minima:  Copenhagen -9C, Stockholm -25C, Helsinki -28C, Minsk -10C,
Warsaw -8C, Belgrade 1C, Berlin -4C, Paris -1C, Brussels -8C, Brest 1C,
Bordeaux 7C, Madrid 7C, Nimes 6C, Venice 3C and Rome 10C.

Forecast:  England and Wales, away from the NW will be cloudy with snow at
times, mainly slight, though moderate in E Anglia and the SE.  Elsewhere
there will be bright periods and a few isolated snow showers.  Very cold
with widespread night frost.

Some other 1200 GMT temperatures:

Verkhoiansk -27C, Iceland 1 to 4C, SE Greenland +3C, Thule -22C,
Eureka -46C, Chesterfield -43C, Goose -32C, Gander -13C, Boston -2C,
Montreal -2C, New York -1C, Augusta -6C, Pensacola 4C, Dodge City -4C,
Regina -21C, Fort Smith -34C, Fairbanks -20C and Vancouver 7C

Mike
Coleraine