Here in the Scottish Highlands the wind reached gale force yesterday with rain. The central belt lower down, Edinburgh and Glasgow, had wind speeds reaching 100mph. The Isle of Man, off the north-west coast of England, where my daughter lives, recorded a wind speed of 94mph and the Department of Infrastructure there declared a 'major incident' with thirty roads closed due to fallen trees. The island is only 38 miles long by 13 miles wide and would have been at a standstill.
Today has ben sunny and calmer here.