Its been INCREDIBly windy today - We decided to head staight into the worst part - Edinburgh.  These pics were takes from the A1 and shoe the wind flatting and whipping up the sea.  we also saw a couple of clown over lorries.  Apaprently the wind speed reached 102mph on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh!.

Synoptic situation at 0600 GMT on 3 January 2012, as a deep Atlantic depression tracks NNE across the UK.