Interruption to meteosat service 8/6/2000

Due to re-arrangement of our computer systems, the SATPIX server must be powered off for a short time. This machine is responsible for processing all of the satellite pictures from the Meteosat satellite, and maintains the main archive of pictures. We regret that during the interruption, no new pictures will be relayed to the web-site, and the main archive will be unavailable.

It is hoped the service will be restored by approximately 16:30 BST (15:30 GMT). Apologies for the inconvenience this interruption will cause.