Strongest winds overnight 14 – 15 January 2015

As expected, a powerful low pressure system affected the UK yesterday evening and overnight bringing gales and heavy rain to many areas.

The low pressure system will continue to affect the UK today, bringing sunny spells and blustery, heavy showers with the chance of thunderstorms and snow over high ground. Severe gales are again expected around western and northwestern coasts, with the strongest winds likely over Northern Ireland and southwest Scotland, extending to northern Scotland later. You can see detail on this on our forecast and warnings pages.

Below are some of the strongest gust speeds recorded at Met Office observing sites between 7pm yesterday and 7am today.

Strongest gusts 7 pm 14 January 2015 – 7 am 15 January 2015
Date / time	Site		Max Gusts (mph)
15/01/2015 00:00	CAPEL CURIG	GWYNEDD	96
15/01/2015 03:00	WIGHT: NEEDLES OLD BATTERY	ISLE OF WIGHT	93
15/01/2015 00:00	ABERDARON	GWYNEDD	83
14/01/2015 23:00	MUMBLES HEAD	WEST GLAMORGAN	81
15/01/2015 02:00	BERRY HEAD	DEVON	77
15/01/2015 02:00	AVONMOUTH	AVON	76
15/01/2015 03:00	ISLE OF PORTLAND	DORSET	75
14/01/2015 23:00	CULDROSE	CORNWALL	73
15/01/2015 04:00	TIREE	ARGYLL	73
15/01/2015 01:00	LOFTUS	CLEVELAND	70
15/01/2015 01:00	PLYMOUTH, MOUNTBATTEN	DEVON	70
14/01/2015 23:00	SCILLY: ST MARYS AIRPORT	ISLES OF SCILLY	70
15/01/2015 04:00	SOLENT	HAMPSHIRE	69
15/01/2015 01:00	LAKE VYRNWY	POWYS	69
14/01/2015 23:00	NORTH WYKE	DEVON	68
14/01/2015 23:00	SENNYBRIDGE	POWYS	68
15/01/2015 06:00	ISLAY: PORT ELLEN	ARGYLL	68
15/01/2015 00:00	PEMBREY SANDS	DYFED	68
14/01/2015 21:00	DRUMALBIN	LANARKSHIRE	67
15/01/2015 07:00	EDINBURGH, BLACKFORD HILL	MIDLOTHIAN	67

Below are some of the highest rainfall totals recorded at Met Office observing sites between 7pm yesterday and 7am today.

Highest rainfall 7pm 14 January to 7am 15 January 2015
Site		Rain (mm)
ACHNAGART	ROSS & CROMARTY	40.8
TYNDRUM	PERTHSHIRE	39.0
TREDEGAR, BRYN BACH PARK	GWENT	35.8
KESWICK	CUMBRIA	35.0
THREAVE	KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE	31.8
LIBANUS	POWYS	31.8
SHAP	CUMBRIA	31.6
ESKDALEMUIR	DUMFRIESSHIRE	28.2
SKYE: LUSA	WESTERN ISLES	27.8
USK	MONMOUTHSHIRE	27.4
OKEHAMPTON, EAST OKEMENT FARM	DEVON	27.1
STRATHALLAN AIRFIELD	PERTHSHIRE	25.6
GOUDHURST	KENT	25.4
BLENCATHRA	CUMBRIA	25.2
TULLOCH BRIDGE	INVERNESS-SHIRE	24.2
WHITECHURCH	DYFED	24.0
NORTH WYKE	DEVON	23.6
CAPEL CURIG	GWYNEDD	23.4
MIDDLE WALLOP	HAMPSHIRE	23.4
CAMBORNE	CORNWALL	23.0

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The stormy weather we have seen over the last couple of weeks is now coming to an end and conditions over the weekend and into next week look calmer but colder with frosts at night and wintry mix of showers.