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falling below -15 °C across the Highlands. Many airports were affected including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Liverpool, Belfast and Inverness. Eurostar trains were also badly disrupted by snow in the run-up to Christmas. The difficult conditions continued from Christmas to the New Year, although

cloud lowering to the surface. In areas of cloud we can expect the potential for icing and turbulence (which may be severe close to the trough). We should therefore definitely avoid entering areas of cloud cover. Spot wind and temperatures are available for Gatwick, which is along our intended route

the Scottish Government website at www.scotland.gov.uk/planning . Requests for paper copies of safeguarding maps should be addressed to: Aerodrome Standards Department, Civil Aviation Authority, 2W Aviation House, South Area, Gatwick Airport, West Sussex, RH6 0YR or e-mailed to safeguarding

and there was extensive transport disruption. Rail services were cancelled due to fallen trees and Gatwick Airport was affected by flooding. Severe flooding occurred in Leatherhead, Surrey from the River Mole. There was further stormy weather with heavy rain and strong winds on 26 to 27 December and again

tackled a 30-acre field fire near Cambridge. Thunderstorms on the 9th in south-east England caused some delays to air travel, notably at Gatwick and Stansted airports. On the 10th heavy showers across parts of the south-east led to some localised impacts, with flooding in Barking and Dagenham, and one

Airport. From the 29th onwards, flooding around London caused delays to transport services: some A-roads were affected, and Southeastern Rail reported disruption to some trains due to lightning having damaged signalling equipment. Some flights at both Gatwick and Stansted were delayed due to adverse

, notably on the M4, M25, A14 and A249, were closed or had restrictions for much of the 9th. Flights were affected, and one flight needed 4 attempts to land at Gatwick Airport. There were overturned lorries on the M1 between junctions 14 and 15 and the A96 near to Inverness Airport, and parts of the A628

. Gatwick Express services were suspended for a time, and trains were unable to run between Bognor Regis and Barnham. A woman died when a tree fell onto her car in Ringwood, Hants. Hundreds of trees were blown down, causing disruption to both rail and road networks, and in Devon hundreds of consumers

delays and cancellations. Some flights to Gatwick were diverted to alternative airports, and fire services rescued a number of drivers that had driven into floodwater. In Wales, the roof of a primary school at Maerdy in the Rhondda Valley blew off in the strong winds. After a quieter spell, the last

it had ever been closed due to snow. On 1 December the wind shifted from a north-easterly to a more easterly direction bringing heavy snowfalls across south-east England. The M25 was badly affected with 400 lorries stranded overnight, and Gatwick Airport was closed. There were also delays