The first sign of the approaching storm was noted in the windiest day this month on Tuesday with a peak gust of 32mph. The mild Atlantic air pushed the thermometer to 18.9C, exactly average but that was in cloudy conditions. A low of 14.9C was a significant 5.9C above average as Storm Lee approaches with tropical air.
Wednesday dawned with cloudy conditions and the wind speed rising. The barometric pressure at 08.00 read 999.0mb, the lowest since 2nd August. The centre of the depression is just off the west coast of Scotland with an exceptionally low barometric pressure of 971.0mb.