wind direction
Where breezes originate
Wind direction is the compass point from which the wind blows—a north wind comes from the north, not toward it.
Meteorologists and sailors measure it in degrees or cardinal directions.
Weather reports typically give wind direction alongside speed: Wind direction shifted from southwest to northwest as the front passed.
- weather vaneWind direction indicator
- prevailing windsMost frequent directional airflow
- anemometerInstrument measuring air velocity
- anticycloneHigh-pressure weather system
- land breezeWind blowing seaward from shore
veering · airflow · backing · sea breeze · compass rose · cardinal directions · doldrums · flight path · bearing · trade winds · east · blowing · west · monsoon · jet stream · sail · south · vane
- weather datatemperature, humidity, rainfall, snowfall, air pressure
- wind effectstornadoes, hurricanes, sand storms, dust storms, blizzards
- desert navigationcompass, landmarks, sand dunes, GPS, maps
- environmental dataair quality index, climate data, carbon dioxide level, ozone level, weather data
- nature signstree rings, bird migration, animal behavior, cloud formations, rainbow
- micrometeorologyboundary layer, turbulence, latent heat, energy balance, microclimate
wind directionwind speed
Motion rate of air
wind velocity · wind force · wind strength · air pressure · barometric pressure
wind directionnortherly
From or toward top
southerly · easterly · westerly · north wind · south wind