TAMPA, Fla. — A weather vane is an instrument used to show the direction the wind is blowing from. It is one of the simplest weather instruments created and it has been used since ancient times.

A viewer question this week asked me whether strong wind events have become more common in Pueblo over the last 20 years. The dataset isn't long enough to conclude - but wind directions have changed.

While tailwinds seem like the most obvious answer as they blow in the direction of the plane's motion, they can actually make taking off harder for airplanes. Airplanes usually take off and land ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Wind direction plays a crucial role in determining daily temperatures—especially in regions like Western New York. A northerly breeze coming off Lake Ontario often brings ...

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They won’t hit the coast hard. But they could blow 40 mph to 70 mph in areas east of Interstate 15 — a region that is home to more than 600,000 people.

But hey, that’s not a satisfying answer, and I know you didn’t ask just to hear that.So, I did a little digging to find out when and why wind direction got defined by where it’s coming from ...

The University of Wyoming Wind Symphony will present “Angels in the Architecture” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall. (UW Photo) The University ...

FARGO — Our year-long prevailing wind is northwesterly but in the summer our dominant wind is southerly. A prevailing wind is a wind direction that is predominant in a climate.