Wind direction and speed

Learn about wind direction and speed and what we call different types of wind.

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[ladylove]

Actually needed to know this for cycling at 50... the NSEW isn't the direction the wind is blowing but the opposite x

[zachsugira]

fun but i was curious how do you know all the stuff

[manuhonkanen]

If you have the windsock you can estimate how fast the air is moving by obserwing how many red and white rings on the sock are erect. One ring is 5 knot or 2 km/h increasement

[cayoticsgaming]

I wonder if anyone else from my school went and looked this up today for geography SBA

[venkateshrjl]

Please show real anemometer and how does it going to work

[jackjuniorespinozaflores]

I'm taking a College Geography class this summer. I don't can believe the south was down of the north a believed during my 20 years of life that it was at the right.

[justchillinoutinmebox]

anyone else here cuz their school told them to watch it

[lovepico]

Flourescent or neon windsocks appear to be an improvement.

[Faysus]

im a student teaching this to kids oof

[fiof]

So if you represent the wind direction on a map with an arrow pointing towards the direction of the wind, say towards the east, this wind is said to be west?! That is counter intuitive to me.