Isle of Man Examiner Keeping an eye on the Weather page 4 Monday 9 September 2008 ".....The Mountain Box and Brandywell marshal huts/weather stations are owned and maintained by the DoT....." In 2005, the Brandywell Junction weather station recorded a wind speed gusts of 97 knots "....stronger winds were recorded over the northern part of the island''...but the two high level road weather stations near Snaefell recorded higher gusts, 88kt (101 mph) at Mountain Box (400 meters AMSL) and 97kt (112 mph) at Brandywell (425 meters AMSL)."