Latest snow depths and wind speeds – 5 February

As forecast, unsettled wintry conditions brought snow and strong winds to parts of the UK overnight and this morning.

Eskdalemuir saw the deepest snow, with 14 cm of snow recorded at 10 am this morning, while Aviemore recorded 12 cm.

Many areas also saw strong winds, with a gust of 78 mph recorded at Culdrose, Cornwall and 99 mph recorded at Cairngorm Summit.

Snow depths at 10 am 5 February

TIME SITE NAME AREA ELEVATION SNOW DEPTH ( CM)
10:00 ESKDALEMUIR DUMFRIESSHIRE 236 14
10:00 AVIEMORE INVERNESS-SHIRE 228 12
10:00 DRUMALBIN LANARKSHIRE 245 10
10:00 GLENANNE ARMAGH 161 9
10:00 TULLOCH BRIDGE INVERNESS-SHIRE 249 7
10:00 REDESDALE CAMP NORTHUMBERLAND 211 7
10:00 BALLYPATRICK FOREST ANTRIM 156 5
10:00 SPADEADAM CUMBRIA 285 5
10:00 THOMASTOWN FERMANAGH 72 3
10:00 BINGLEY WEST YORKSHIRE 262 2
10:00 ALBEMARLE NORTHUMBERLAND 142 2
10:00 WADDINGTON LINCOLNSHIRE 68 1
10:00 SHAWBURY SHROPSHIRE 72 1

Maximum gust speeds 5 February

TIME SITE NAME AREA ELEVATION MAX GUST SPEED (mph)
00:00 CULDROSE CORNWALL 76 78
04:00 SCILLY ST MARYS AIRPORT ISLES OF SCILLY 31 75
00:00 CHIVENOR DEVON 6 67
03:00 ISLE OF PORTLAND DORSET 52 66
04:00 JERSEY AIRPORT JERSEY 84 66
03:00 GUERNSEY AIRPORT GUERNSEY 101 64
00:00 CAMBORNE CORNWALL 86.85 62
02:00 SOUTHAMPTON, OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE HAMPSHIRE 26 62
01:00 SOUTH UIST RANGE WESTERN ISLES 4 62
00:00 AVONMOUTH AVON 9 62
00:00 CARDINHAM, BODMIN CORNWALL 200 61
01:00 TIREE ARGYLL 9 60
03:00 WIGHT: ST CATHERINES POINT ISLE OF WIGHT 20 60
01:00 WIGHT: NEEDLES OLD BATTERY ISLE OF WIGHT 80 60
02:00 YEOVILTON SOMERSET 20 60
01:00 CAPEL CURIG GWYNEDD 216 59
01:00 ABERDARON GWYNEDD 95 59
04:00 ISLAY: PORT ELLEN ARGYLL 17 58
01:00 LERWICK SHETLAND 82 58
00:00 MUMBLES HEAD WEST GLAMORGAN 43 56
01:00 ODIHAM HAMPSHIRE 118 56

Maximum gust speeds – mountain sites

TIME SITE NAME AREA ELEVATION MAX GUST SPEED (mph)
09:00 CAIRNGORM SUMMIT INVERNESS-SHIRE 1237 99
07:00 CAIRNWELL ABERDEENSHIRE 928 86
08:00 AONACH MOR INVERNESS-SHIRE 1130 75
09:00 BEALACH NA BA ROSS & CROMARTY 773 67
04:00 GREAT DUN FELL CUMBRIA 847 56
10:00 GLEN OGLE PERTHSHIRE 564 54

Warnings for ice, snow and wind remain in place in some areas.

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