Messing around with my weather software this afternoon I've finally found the reason for wind gust speed errors. Adjusting the sampling rate from 20 to 100 has solved a very annoying, little problem that has been plaguing me for weeks. Of course, you didn't come here for that and would much prefer some more photos from Lancashire yesterday.
This is what happens when you have a BNP MEP. They get out there on the streets where it matters addressing real issues affecting real people.