Latest snow depths and wind speeds – 24 March

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edited March 2013 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

Latest snow depths  – 24 March

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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 SNOW DEPTH (cm)  
09:00 WITTERING CAMBRIDGESHIRE  24 24
09:00 WATTISHAM SUFFOLK  20 20
09:00 NOTTINGHAM, WATNALL NOTTINGHAMSHIRE  19 19
09:00 SHAWBURY SHROPSHIRE  14 14
09:00 ANDREWSFIELD ESSEX  12 12
09:00 CRANWELL LINCOLNSHIRE  10 10
09:00 LEEK, THORNCLIFFE STAFFORDSHIRE  7 7
09:00 ABOYNE ABERDEENSHIRE  7 7
09:00 HIGH WYCOMBE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE  7 7
09:00 SENNYBRIDGE POWYS  7 7
09:00 SHAP CUMBRIA  7 7
09:00 COLESHILL WARWICKSHIRE  6 6
09:00 HAWARDEN AIRPORT CLYWD  6 6