What a windy couple of days! Tuesday night featured very strong southeast winds on the western coast (Les Suetes). Yesterday and today it’s been windy over the entire island in the northwesterlies. Only places that have escaped the worst of the wind are around Louisbourg and a corridor from Beaver Cove/Eskasoni up to Sydney Mines/Sydney. Likely due to terrain blocking the worst of the Northwest wind. Here are the peak gusts (km/h): 161 at St. Joseph du Moine 135 at Bay St. Lawrence 135 at Henry Island 129 at Grand Etang (Post Office) 114 at North Shore 108 at Cape North 107 at North Mountain 103 at Pleasant Bay 100 at Iona Highland Village 98 at Cabot Cliffs 97 at Cheticamp (CKJM) 95 at Ben Eoin Yacht Club 95 at Iona 94 at Port Hawkesbury Airport 93 at Estmere 93 at Smelt Brook 89 at Johnstown 87 at Sydney Airport 85 at Port Hawkesbury 84 at Two Rivers Wildlife Park 80 at Baddeck 80 at Eskasoni 80 at Evanston 79 at Port Caledonia 79 at Port Hood 79 at St. George’s Channel 77 at Framboise 77 at Hays River 77 at Millville 76 at Catalone 76 at St. Peter’s 71 at Beaver Cove 71 at River Denys 71 at Sydney Mines 71 at Waddens Cove 70 at Cheticamp (CBH Park HQ) 69 at St. Andrews Channel 68 at Louisbourg 66 at MacLennan’s Cross 66 at Middle River 66 at Sydney Forks 65 at Northeast Margaree 64 at Roberta 61 at Ingonish Beach 61 at Island Point 58 at West Tarbot 53 at Sydney (Downtown)

94 KM winds 7 Am this morning at the Highland Village http://www.capebretonweather.ca/IonaHV/Current.htm

Pouch!