miles an hour. i ve had a gust nearer 44 miles an hour. and this is a cup anemometer. in fact, it s the same technology as at that weather station at the old battery down there. the wind blows into the cup, spins it around on the spindle, and from that, you get just how windy it is. now, it s windier the higher up you go in the atmosphere, there s less friction to slow the air down that is what the land surface does so, actually, the uk s strongest wind gust was on cairngorms summit, of 173 miles an hour. a cup anemometer like this will probably get blown to pieces with a wind that strong, so you can have a sonic anemometer, which uses the speed of sound waves tojudgejust how windy it is and from what direction. as clearly windy as it is here today, it s incredible to think the winds can be gusting over 100 miles an hour right here. a break from the wind now with some of your weather watcher pictures, showing northern ireland and scotland s sunniest march in records going back to 1
miles an hour. i ve had a gust nearer 44 miles an hour. and this is a cup anemometer. in fact, it s the same technology as at that weather station at the old battery down there. the wind blows into the cup, spins it around on the spindle, and from that, you get just how windy it is. now, it s windier the higher up you go in the atmosphere, there s less friction to slow the air down that is what the land surface does so, actually, the uk s strongest wind gust was on cairngorms summit, of 173 miles an hour. a cup anemometer like this will probably get blown to pieces with a wind that strong, so you can have a sonic anemometer, which uses the speed of sound waves tojudgejust how windy it is and from what direction. as clearly windy as it is here today, it s incredible to think the winds can be gusting over 100 miles an hour right here. a break from the wind now with some of your weather watcher pictures, showing northern ireland and scotland s sunniest march
and this is a cup anemometer. in fact, it s the same technology as at that weather station at the old battery down there. the wind blows into the cup, spins it around on the spindle, and from that, you get just how windy it is. now, it s windier the higher up you go in the atmosphere, there s less friction to slow the air down that is what the land surface does so, actually, the uk s strongest wind gust was on cairngorms summit, of 173 miles an hour. a cup anemometer like this will probably get blown to pieces with a wind that strong, so you can have a sonic anemometer, which uses the speed of sound waves tojudgejust how windy it is and from what direction. as clearly windy as it is here today, it s incredible to think the winds can be gusting over 100 miles an hour right here. a break from the wind now with some of your weather watcher pictures, showing northern ireland and scotland s sunniest march in records going back to 1919. the blue sky followed another warmer than average w
when it s the weather is like today, when it is quite breezy, you get less boats out. it s not so pleasant. we all do it for pleasure, boating, so conditions play a big part of that as well. how windy is it out there today? at the moment, it is blowing a force 6, which is approximately in the mid 20 knots range, so it is quite breezy. thank you, simon. well it s nice and warm and cosy inside here, but nick is outside finding outjust how it feels with that wind chill in a force six. well, sarah, i m feeling every bit of that wind chill out here now because that wind is blowing at me right down from the arctic. and i can telljust how windy it is with this hand held anemometer here. and if i hold it up, it s measuring a wind over 30 miles an hour. i ve had a gust nearer 44 miles an hour. and this is a cup anemometer. in fact, it s the same technology as at that weather station at the old battery down there. the wind blows into the cup, spins it around on the spindle, and from that, you
windy it is with this hand held anemometer here. and if i hold it up, it s measuring a wind over 30 miles an hour. i ve had a gust nearer 44 miles an hour. and this is a cup anemometer. in fact, it s the same technology as at that weather station at the old battery down there. the wind blows into the cup, spins it around on the spindle, and from that, you get just how windy it is. now, it s windier the higher up you go in the atmosphere, there s less friction to slow the air down that is what the land surface does so, actually, the uk s strongest wind gust was on cairngorms summit, of 173 miles an hour. a cup anemometer like this will probably get blown to pieces with a wind that strong, so you can have a sonic anemometer, which uses the speed of sound waves tojudgejust how windy it is and from what direction. as clearly windy as it is here today, it is incredible to think that winds can be gusting over 100 miles an hour right here. a break from the wind now with some of your weath