Dominant Wind Direction Map

Resource includes caveat that map is a personal art project. the gallery section shows some wind maps from recent hurricanes. Wind speed refers to the average speed over a given period, while wind gusts are a rapid increase in strength of the wind relative to the wind speed at the time. Current wind direction map current wind speed map.

A diagram on the map shows a dominant wind direction and includes average data for every year. Solander island meteorological aeronautical presentation system. The wind forecast is available for today and up to five days ahead showing the latest wind speeds and wind gusts.

Using the map below, pick a point on the map and estimate the wind direction.

For example, a north or northerly wind blows from the north to the south. The orientation of the arrow represents the local wind direction and the length of the. The map wind rose diagrams for 2,500 weather stations across north america. Comparison between the dominant wind direction approach and the traditional approach where the directions are equidistant revealed that a smooth probability distribution is obtained when using the former.