windspeed
How fast gusts
Windspeed is how fast the air is moving, typically measured in miles per hour, kilometers per hour, or knots.
Weather reports give windspeed alongside temperature and precipitation.
Sailors, pilots, and meteorologists track it closely: Windspeed reached fifty knots during the storm.
Also spelled as two words: wind speed.
Severe sustained wind
- gustBrief wind surge
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- blastSudden forceful burst
- howlingProlonged mournful crying sound
blustery · roaring · tempestuous · buffeting · whipping · lashing · thrashing · raging
Light, gentle air movement
- zephyrMild, gentle breeze
- waftDrift on air
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- driftGradual movement, no direction
flutter · rustle · puff · light · soft · balmy · soothing · caress
Prediction of future conditions
- meteorologyStudy of atmospheric phenomena
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
tornado · cyclone · front · advisory · warning · barometric · climate · turbulence
Secured loops in rope
- spinnakerDownwind sailing sail
- tackingAngled sailing maneuver
- jibingMatching in agreement
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
mainsail · headsail · regatta · yacht · catamaran · trimaran · dinghy · skipper
gale
Severe sustained wind
howling · blustery · roaring · tempestuous · buffeting · whipping · lashing · thrashing · raging · fierce
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
drift · flutter · rustle · puff · light · soft · balmy · soothing · caress · murmur
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- meteorologyStudy of atmospheric phenomena
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
typhoon · tornado · cyclone · front · advisory · warning · barometric · climate · turbulence · jetstream
knots
Secured loops in rope
helm · mainsail · headsail · regatta · yacht · catamaran · trimaran · dinghy · skipper · becalmed
knots
Secured loops in rope
- readingsDisplayed measurements or interpretations
- gustsSudden bursts of air
- sensorsDevices that detect input
calibration · data · recording · instrumentation · station · precision · units · averaging · peak · sustained
turbulence
Chaotic flow patterns
landing · flight · pilot · aircraft · altitude · windsock · approach · visibility · updraft · downdraft