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. Winds gusted at 40 to 50Kt (46 to 58mph) across south-west England and the south coast. The highest gusts were 67Kt (77mph) at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight, 60Kt (69mph) at St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly and 49Kt (56Kt) at St Catherine’s Point, Isle of Wight and Berry Head, Devon. Storm Evert

recording a gust of 70mph and The Needles on the Isle of Wight, 71mph. Met Éireann named the storm on Friday because the strongest winds are expected to affect the Republic of Ireland, however the UK will see impacts as well and National Severe Weather Warnings for wind are now in force for parts

knots at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight, on the 16th, which is lower than the record gust of 100mph at Flat Holm, South Glamorgan, on April 1, 1994. These figures indicate that while April 2025 had some spells of unsettled weather, they were not as extreme as some of the historical records. READ

. In this warning area gusts of 65-70mph could even be seen inland. A larger yellow wind warning is in force for most of England until midday on Wednesday. Wind gusts of 64mph have already been recorded at Needles, Isle of Wight on Tuesday morning. Chief Meteorologist Steve Ramsdale, said “Storm Francis arrived

sunshine  16.7 hrs  5 Jun Lerwick, Shetland Highest gust speed  106mph  28 Mar Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight Highest gust speed - mountain  148mph  1 Feb & 25 Dec Cairngorm Summit, Inverness-shire This report provides a summary of the UK weather and climate through the calendar year 2016

2020 The map below shows maximum gust speeds across the UK from 26 to 27 December 2020. The strongest winds from storm Bella were around the coastline of Wales, south-west and southern England, where wind gusts exceeded 60Kt (69mph). Needles Old Battery (Isle of Wight) recorded 92Kt (106mph), the UK’s

particularly bad again, people should consider postponing their journeys, and for those who have to drive, it’s vital they keep their wits about them at all times.”  Storm Eunice Storm Eunice brought significant disruption to many on Friday as it moved eastwards across the UK.  Needles on the Isle of Wight

at over 60 Kt (69 mph) around some exposed coastlines. The highest gusts were 78 Kt (90 mph) at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight, 76 Kt (87 mph) at Aberdaron, Lleyn Peninsula, 64 Kt (74 mph) at Capel Curig, Conwy and 63 Kt (72 mph) at Orlock Head, County Down and Isle of Portland, Dorset. The chart

GMT on the 15 October, with a low pressure system and associated fronts moving up from the south-west. A tornado was reported in Torbay on the morning of the 15th, along with a couple of other separate reports in Essex later on the 15th. The Needles (Isle Of Wight) reported a highest mean speed of 62

at Needles (Isle of Wight). Extreme heatwaves in the summer months included temperatures in excess of 40 °C being recorded in the UK for the first time. There was a prolonged cold spell during the first half of December, one of the most significant cold spells to affect the UK since December 2010