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the UK on 18th February 2022, was described as a once in a decade event and the most severe since 2014 with record wind gusts for England of 122 miles per hour recorded at the Needles on the Isle of Wight. February 2022 was also characterised by an extremely strong stratospheric polar vortex
These maps show the highest gust and mean wind speeds recorded, using data available from the real-time network on the 14 October 2002. Highest hourly mean wind speed was 47 knots (54 m.p.h.) at The Needles (Isle of Wight). Highest Gust speed was 65 knots (75 m.p.h.) at Culdrose. However, Alderney
, a little higher in the very most exposed parts of coastal southern England such as the Needles. ⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️ Strong winds across southern parts of England Wednesday 0400 – 1800 Latest info 👉 https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs Stay #WeatherAware⚠️ pic.twitter.com/3HvvGCxkoO — Met Office
copyright Met Office / NOAA / NASA. The chart below shows maximum gust speeds across the southern half of the UK from storm Henk on 2 January 2024. Winds gusted widely at well over 50Kt (58mph) at many inland locations across southern England. The highest gusts included 82Kt (94mph) at Needles Old
60-70 knots (69-81 mph) across southeast England. The highest recorded gust speed was 86 knots (99 mph) at Needles Old Battery (Isle of Wight). Most of the damage was associated with falling trees - still in full leaf at this time of year - and this storm is judged to be within the top ten most
. A minimum temperature of -10.4 °C was recorded at Drumnadrochit (Inverness-shire) on the 19th. In the 24 hours ending at 0900 UTC on the 12th, 100.2 mm of rain fell at Maerdy Water Works (Mid-Glamorgan). A wind gust of 72 knots (83 mph) was recorded at Needles (Isle of Wight) on the 12th. A snowdepth
the coastline of south Wales and south-west England, with 80 kt (92 mph) at Needles Old Battery (Isle of Wight). 12 February Synoptic situation at 1200 UTC 12 February 2013 showing the next storm and deep low pressure system over Ireland. The map below shows maximum gust speeds 12 to 13 February 2014
was some unseasonably gusty winds for the UK. A gust of 79mph was recorded on 15 July at the exposed site of Needles on the Isle of Wight. Gusts in excess of 55mph have also been recorded this month in Devon, Gwynedd and Northumberland as low-pressure systems exerted their influence to create
-east coast of Scotland and the Northern Isles. The highest gusts included 77Kt (89mph) at Fair Isle (Shetland), 76Kt (87mph) at Mona (Isle of Anglesey), 75Kt (86mph) at Inverbervie (Kincardineshire), 74Kt (85mph) at Capel Curig (Conwy) and 73Kt (84mph) at Lerwick (Shetland) and Needles Old Battery
widely at 60 to 70 kt around exposed coastlines of the north and west, with gusts exceeding 70 kt in the Western Isles, South Wales and South Coast. 74 kt (85 mph) was recorded at Plymouth and 82 kt (94 mph) at Needles Old Battery (Isle of Wight), while winds gusted at over 100 kt across
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