I heard the weather man say that today would be breezy but not windy.... what's the difference??

Answer 1

According to the Beaufort scale, breeze is a wind of up to 31mph. Here's the complete list for land:

FORCE EQUIVALENT SPEED DESCRIPTION SPECIFICATIONS FOR USE ON LAND
10 m above ground
miles/hour knots
0 0-1 0-1 Calm Calm; smoke rises verticall.
1 1-3 1-3 Light air Direction of wind shown by
smoke drift, but not by wind
vanes.
2 4-7 4-6 Light Breeze Wind felt on face; leaves
rustle; ordinary vanes moved
by wind.
3 8-12 7-10 Gentle Breeze Leaves and small twigs in
constant motion; wind extends
light flag.
4 13-18 11-16 Moderate Breeze Raises dust and loose paper;
small branches are moved.
5 19-24 17-21 Fresh Breeze Small trees in leaf begin to
sway; crested wavelets form on
inland waters.
6 25-31 22-27 Strong Breeze Large branches in motion;
whistling heard in telegraph
wires; umbrellas used with
difficulty.
7 32-38 28-33 Near Gale Whole trees in motion;
inconvenience felt when walking
against the wind.
8 39-46 34-40 Gale Breaks twigs off trees;
generally impedes progress.
9 47-54 41-47 Severe Gale Slight structural damage occurs
(chimney-pots and slates removed).
10 55-63 48-55 Storm Seldom experienced inland; trees
uprooted; considerable structural
damage occurs.
11 64-72 56-63 Violent Storm Very rarely experienced;
accompanied by wide-spread damage.
12 73-83 64-71 Hurricane --

The weatherman was using the term loosely.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Windy refers to constant winds maybe and breezy is just the occasional gust of wind! There is probably a certain speed at which a windy goes from breezy to windy, but you would have to look it up at the weather channel or something!

Answer 4

breezy is wind but calm. Windy is more intense and usually blows around 25 to 30 mph for it to be considered windy

Answer 5

I think, in general, a breeze is a light and variable wind. Ultimately, a breeze is definitely a type of wind, so it's a bit silly for the weather man to describe it that way. In any event, a breeze is probably below about 15 mph, not constant in strength, and usually not constant in direction. Strong winds are usually consistent in direction and have a constant level as well as variable gusts.

Answer 6

I think breezy would be small short moments of wind, and windy would be more constant and a bit stronger.

Answer 7

Breezes are generally below 10 mph. When you get above 10 mph you get windy conditions.

Answer 8

when it's breezy there is just an occasional light breeze...when it's windy...it is much stronger....you know..."gusts of wind"

Answer 9

JJ nailed it. Beaufort scale of winds is what the weatherman was using, again, loosely.