How do I read wind direction?

Question

the wind direction given is in number format. For instance,
Wind Direction: 300. There are no arrows or word description. My only info is a number. how do you interpret this number?

Answer 1

Reading clockwise from true north, the wind direction is measured by degrees around the compass to 360 degrees which is what is used for true north.

90 is East

180 is South

270 is West

360 is North.

A zero degree reading is used for calm winds.

The other important thing to remember is that the direction is the number of degrees that the wind is coming FROM.

In other words, if you turn so you are looking South and the wind is reported as 180 degrees, the wind will be coming into your face.

So in your example, 300 degrees is coming from the west-northwest. (Using the sixteen points of the compass.)

One additional note. Wind is considered a vector. By that, I mean that it has a direction and a magnitude. So you not only have to say the direction but the speed as well. That is why in weather observations, the wind group is a five digit number with the first 3 numbers giving the direction in degrees from true north and the last two digits in speed. The U.S. still uses knots. Many countries are going to meters/second.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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RE:
How do I read wind direction?
the wind direction given is in number format. For instance,
Wind Direction: 300. There are no arrows or word description. My only info is a number. how do you interpret this number?

Answer 4

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The first site shows the wind direction as being out of the south-southeast, with the wind arrow pointing in the direction the wind is going towards. I cannot determine a direction from the second site.

Answer 5

I think the apparatus your talking about is meant for boaters and fisherman to read their direction. 300 is 300 degrees, each number corresponds with a certain direction and you would have to know the nautical terms related to each number. Google wind direction and you will find the answer.
oR maybe someone here will be smarter than me and already know those terms.

Answer 6

The "0" mark is due north.

There are 360 degrees in a circle. (Counting to the right of the "0" line as you face North.)

You read wind from the originating direction, so that would be a generally WNW direction, or simply "Westerly"

Answer 7

One addition:

The wind is FROM 300 degrees.

Answer 8

degress...

North is 0/360
East is 90
South is 180
West is 270


300 is FROM the west north west

Answer 9

The number is in degrees of a circle

Answer 10

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