When you look at the weather report (like online) and the wind speed/direction is: W at 8 mph, does it mean that the wind is going west, or that it is coming from the west?
2006-08-03 11:30:05 · 17 answers · asked by cupitor_incredibilium 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
I'm with scudstudbob...so many people answer questions here without having a friggin clue what they're talking about. They're just guessing. Is it soley for the points? Or do they honestly think they are not stupid?
A westerly wind is COMING FROM the west. And as someone else got correct...this derives from the direction a standard weather vane points, which is into the wind.
Cupitor...you actually asked a very good question since, as you see, a lot of people are very confused by this.
2006-08-03 12:52:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means the wind is going west. Any wind/speed direction indicates the direction that the wind is going towards.
2006-08-03 11:33:53 · answer #2 · answered by ddr_machine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wind is always given from the direction stated. This is to avoid confusion for aircraft.
They also show wind barbs which point to which direction the wind is coming from.
A lot of weather people do say that the wind is travelling in an easterly direction.
But the standard is to show from which direction the wind is coming from.
2006-08-03 12:26:32 · answer #3 · answered by beedaduck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US, wind directions are based on the direction the wind is coming from.
2006-08-03 11:34:05 · answer #4 · answered by Jack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
blowing to the west at 8 mph
2006-08-03 11:33:16 · answer #5 · answered by irishmomof3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coming from the west.
A south wind usually means warmer southern air is coming your way, and a north wind may bring cooler northern air to you.
2006-08-03 13:17:22 · answer #6 · answered by Bean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the direction of the wind is a westerly wind, at least in the UK that is the case. Maybe in the states its different.
2006-08-03 11:33:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the direction the wind is coming from at least in the US
For everyone who said where it is going check this site out
www.weather.com/glossary/w.html
2006-08-03 11:38:55 · answer #8 · answered by Kristin Pregnant with #4 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they always say where the wind is coming from, not where it is going
2006-08-03 11:36:59 · answer #9 · answered by jimmyjames 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe it means it is moving west @ 8 miles per hour
2006-08-03 11:33:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋