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Winds

The high latitude and close proximity to a large ocean to the west means that the United Kingdom experiences strong winds. The prevailing wind is from the south-west, but it may blow from any direction for sustained periods of time. Winds are strongest near westerly facing coasts and exposed headlands.

Gales — which are defined as winds with speeds of 32 to 63 miles per hour (51 to 101 km/h)— are strongly associated with the passage of deep depressions across the country. The Hebrides experience on average 35 days of gale a year (a day where there are gale force winds) while inland areas in England and Wales receive less than 5 days of gale a year.[12] Areas of high elevation tend to have higher wind speeds than low elevations, and Great Dun Fell in Cumbria (at 857 metres) averaged 114 days of gale a year during the period 1963 to 1976. The highest gust recorded at a low level was 103 knots (118 mph, 191 km/h) at Gwennap Head in Cornwall on 15 December 1979

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Low-level site

123 knots

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, 13 February 1989


High-level site

150 knots

Cairngorm (1,245 m AMSL), 20 March 1986

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I just noticed something about this thread.....it blows.

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fearfect said:

i talk to the wind

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