Which way is the wind going if it's going at a direction of 90 degrees. Also, at a direction of 180 degrees.

Answer 1

Degrees:
000 = north (might be referred to as 360)
090 = east
180 = south
270 = west

Answer 2

I guess this question could be interpreted both ways. You ask "if it's GOING at a direction...", which would imply direction of travel. That would suggest that a wind "going at 90 degrees" means a westerly wind. However, I don't think that implication was meant to be indicative of how you wish to have the question answered.

Assuming you wish to know the direction of wind REPORTED (by the Nat'l Weather Service) as having a 90 degree direction, then the correct answer is that it is an easterly wind (coming FROM the east).

Here's a current example:

KLBB 231753Z 15013KT 8SM -RA BKN007 BKN011 OVC016 17/16 A3001

That's the latest report (metar) from Lubbock TX, and the first data listed there is

Station: KLBB (Lubbock)
Time of report: (March) 23, 1753Z (12:53PM CDT)
Wind: 150 degrees, 13 knots

The wind is, in fact, coming FROM 150 degrees at this time in Lubbock, i.e. south-southeast. (I'm monitoring the weather there today due to expected severe storms.)

Answer 3

I was gonna' say what Tento... said.

Wind is always specified as the direction from where it's coming FROM never where it's going TO. So, a 90 degree wind is coming from the East. A 180 degree wind is coming from the south.

Answer 4

Wind direction is taken from the direction the wind is coming from not going to. Therefore if the wind is going in a direction of 090° it is coming from 270° and is a westerly. Similarly, a wind going towards 180° is coming from 360° and is a northerly.

Answer 5

West and North.