Latest snow depths and wind speeds – 24 March

As forecast, we have seen some very wintry weather over the last few days. Here are some figures showing where the most snow has fallen.

Wittering in Cambridgeshire saw the deepest snow, with 24 cm recorded at 9 am this morning.

Many areas also saw strong winds, with a gust of 61 mph recorded at Shap, Cumbria and 48 mph recorded at Machrihanish, Argyll . These winds have caused even deeper drifts of snow in some areas.

Snow depths at 9 am 24 March

TIME SITE NAME AREA ELEVATION (m) SNOW DEPTH (cm)
09:00 WITTERING CAMBRIDGESHIRE 73 24
09:00 WATTISHAM SUFFOLK 89 20
09:00 NOTTINGHAM, WATNALL NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 117 19
09:00 SHAWBURY SHROPSHIRE 72 14
09:00 ANDREWSFIELD ESSEX 87 12
09:00 CRANWELL LINCOLNSHIRE 63 10
09:00 LEEK, THORNCLIFFE STAFFORDSHIRE 298 7
09:00 ABOYNE ABERDEENSHIRE 140 7
09:00 HIGH WYCOMBE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 204 7
09:00 SENNYBRIDGE POWYS 307 7
09:00 SHAP CUMBRIA 252 7
09:00 COLESHILL WARWICKSHIRE 96 6
09:00 HAWARDEN AIRPORT CLYWD 11 6
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2 Responses to Latest snow depths and wind speeds – 24 March

  1. I visited the Shap Station this afternoon – snow has drifted off the fields, not sure how accurate your figure is. Have taken a few photos. If there is a contact at the Met office I can email if interested

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