Synoptic Situation at 0600 28/01/1963            next day

High, 1045mb, is centred over SW Scotland with strong ridge to Norway.
Troughs are moving round the high into N Scandinavia embedded in a mild SW
airstream.  Other troughs are moving W across the North Sea to GB.  Pressure
remains low over the central Mediterranean, 1008mb.

Weather over the British Isles:

There were large amounts of cloud in most places but Mildenhall recorded
4.5hrs and Glasgow 4.1hrs.  Light rain or drizzle fell in few places,
particularly overnight in the E and SE as a warm front moved in from the E.

Maxima:  Gatwick 3C, Guernsey 4C, Plymouth 5C, Cardiff 4C, Birmingham 3C,
Watnall 3C, Manchester 4C, Newcastle 6C, Dyce 5C, Eskdalemuir 3C, Glasgow
7C, Wick 7C, Lerwick 7C, Tiree 7C, Belfast 2C, Birr 7C and Valentia 10C.

Minima:  Gatwick -4C, Guernsey 1C, Plymouth 1C, Cardiff 1C, Birmingham 1C,
Watnall 1C, Manchester 2C, Newcastle 3C, Dyce -3C, Eskdalemuir 1C, Glasgow
2C, Wick 2C, Lerwick 4C, Tiree 2C, Belfast -1C, Birr -4C and Valentia 3C.

Weather over the rest of Europe:

Moderate to strong and very mild W winds were blowing across Scandinavia
into N Russia and E winds were blowing from the Balkans to Iberia and N
Africa.

Maxima:  Oslo -9C, Stockholm -5C, Helsinki -6C but up to 6C on the W coast
of Norway.  Moscow -12C, Minsk -12C, Warsaw -9C, Belgrade -6C, Berlin -2C,
Paris 3C, Brussels 0C, Brest 4C, Bordeaux 2C, Madrid 5C, Nimes 3C, Venice 2C
and Rome 7C.

Minima:  Oslo -8C, Stockholm -4C, Helsinki -8C but + 6C on the W coast.
Minsk -12C, Warsaw -5C, Belgrade -9C, Berlin -4C, Paris -6C, Brussels 2C,
Brest -3C, Bordeaux -4C, Madrid -2C, Nimes -6C, Venice -7C and Rome -3C.

Forecast:  The SE of England will be cloudy with light rain or drizzle and a
little sleet over hills, but brighter tomorrow.  Other places will be cloudy
with a little sun.  The slow thaw will continue by day everywhere but slight
night frost is expected in a few places.

Some other 1200 GMT temperatures:

Verkhoiansk -31C, Jarjan -35C, Murmansk -6C, Iceland +6 to +8C,
Chesterfield -32C, Goose -30C, Gander -14C, Toronto -9C, Washington -2C,
Chicago -17C, Pensacola -1C, Dodge City -19C,  Rapid City -25C, Regina -33C,
Calgary -13C, Fort Smith -19C, Fairbanks -17C and Vancouver -4C.