When the forecast says south winds - does that mean "from" or "to" the south?

Question

Example: "Light winds becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph."

Answer 1

from the south

Answer 2

"Light winds becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph."
This means it will be coming from the Southeast and will be going Northwest.

Another example is "North wind between 5 and 10 mph."
This means the wind is coming FROM the North and GOING south.

I Here this a lot from people. It can confuse many people easy. I think they should put "from" in the forecast.

Answer 3

Assume the winds are "blowing, coming from, or out of " the direction mentioned if the prepositions are absent. If the winds are described as "blowing, moving or going to" a given direction then you can assume they "came from" the opposite direction. Always ask to be sure when you are confused because there are many ways to say the same thing even if the meteorologists do follow conventions when communicating wind directions.

Personally, I like to think of winds like rivers of air moving through an atmosphere full of whirlpools called Lows and Highs. TWH 08162006

Answer 4

Winds are always named from the direction that they blow. South at 5 means a wind blowing from the south, usually warm.

Answer 5

Southeast winds means from the southeast. It's confusing because if a plane has a southeasterly heading, it's facing towards the southeast, and a southeasterly track means it's moving towards the southeast.

Answer 6

Wind direction always means the direction the wind is coming FROM

Answer 7

the south wind is blowing "from"

Answer 8

From

Answer 9

From

Answer 10

from the south

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