It points to where the wind goes to not where it is coming from.

Yes cos the arrow is pointing along the flow of the wind cos that is easy for everyone to visualise (not everyone using this site is a windsports person)

A southerly wind comes from the south, so on here the arrow points TO the north cos that is where the wind is GOING

(But a southerly current flows TO the south so that is the real confuser lol)

poor relative said...

It points to where the wind comes from not where it is going to.

Errr, not on this site dude. It points to where it is going, not coming from.

pweedas said...

jordyr88 said...

Ok, i'm a fairly book smart person, but when i look at the wind graphs I swear that an arrow pointing north says 'south' and an arrow pointing west says 'east'.

In fact, almost all wind graphs I've looked at do this.

What am i missing???

A Y chromosome maybe ?

A missing chromosome!? Sounds like a case for the Freo Doctor

jordyr88 said...

Stuthepirate said...

pweedas said...

jordyr88 said...

Ok, i'm a fairly book smart person, but when i look at the wind graphs I swear that an arrow pointing north says 'south' and an arrow pointing west says 'east'.

In fact, almost all wind graphs I've looked at do this.

What am i missing???

A Y chromosome maybe ?

A missing chromosome!? Sounds like a case for the Freo Doctor

genetics lesson - an extra Y chromosome and i'd have Klinefelters syndrome. A missing chromosome and I'd be dead :P haha but thanks, a southerly wind heads north, now i get the graph :)

burn.

Jordy You are not the first to question this but it seems to be the convention now

jordyr88 said...

Ok, i'm a fairly book smart person, but when i look at the wind graphs I swear that an arrow pointing north says 'south' and an arrow pointing west says 'east'.

In fact, almost all wind graphs I've looked at do this.

What am i missing???

Thats because it is the standard convention. ie if you look at any weather map it will have a dot with a shaft and tail and feathers with the dot pointing in the direction of the wind stream. The number of feathers indicates wind strength. However because you do appear to have a different chromatic?? make up to the majority of sea breeze die hards you might like to store the following gem of information to use at your convenience. A Southerly wind blows in a Northerly direction and is indicated by an arrow pointing North (except on a windvane). A Southerly current sets to the South and is indicated by an arrow pointing to the South.
Was that system designed by two blokes?? two women??? or a bloke and a woman.

doggie said...

dirtyharry said...

Mark _australia said...

poor relative said...

It points to where the wind comes from not where it is going to.

Errr, not on this site dude. It points to where it is going, not coming from.

Go easy on him - he's new around here

Teabagers and polies are suposed to know about wind, whats going on here?!?

I think he just had a typo dude, but in seabreeze fashion we jump in quick

pweedas said...

jordyr88 said...

Stuthepirate said...

pweedas said...

jordyr88 said...

Ok, i'm a fairly book smart person, but when i look at the wind graphs I swear that an arrow pointing north says 'south' and an arrow pointing west says 'east'.

In fact, almost all wind graphs I've looked at do this.

What am i missing???

A Y chromosome maybe ?

A missing chromosome!? Sounds like a case for the Freo Doctor

genetics lesson - an extra Y chromosome and i'd have Klinefelters syndrome. A missing chromosome and I'd be dead :P haha but thanks, a southerly wind heads north, now i get the graph :)

No jordy, if you were missing a Y chromosome your chromosome configuration would be XX, which would make you a girl.
Just plug in a Y chromosome and then you will understand everything!!
and be good at everything,
and won't spin around roadmaps like a windmill every time the car turns a corner.

I'm running now so it's no use throwing anything at me.

except perhaps another Y chromosome... to ensure you don't get lost on that run :P