I’ve posted this wind map before, but in the past two or three weeks I’ve felt compelled to look it up again. We’ve had a number of extremely windy days and it occurred to me that the map might be particularly dramatic. This screenshot is from 10 pm this evening, and it looks like Denver is getting off easy compared to farther east. I wish I’d thought to check at about 7 pm, when Google told me we were having 30 mph winds. I checked Google because Tuesday is my trash night, and recently it seems that’s also the night for high winds. I’m hoping the bin, now with two weeks’ worth of trash, is too heavy to blow over. Last week it blew over before I could even get back to the house.
Oh, and no, no moisture with all that wind. Up in the mountains, yes, but here on the plains, no.
Anyway, have fun with the map. Click on it to zoom in to your location, and refresh the page to zoom back out. Depending on the weather, it can be really dramatic, attractive, or interesting.
It’s been windy here in the U.K. too, but not strong winds, but cold, biting winds from the north. Just yesterday seemed to be the first day in ages that the wind has dropped and the temperatures have risen. I love the summer sun.
We all welcome spring, although it comes in fits and starts here.
wow, such a cool visual of this. our big winds are coming later today
From this map, I can’t tell which direction your winds will be coming from, but it definitely looks like you’re going to catch something.
Just starting now, the kids in my class are excited
It’s got to be so much fun for you, watching your kids get excited about something. It’s a shame most adults lose that sense of wonder.
this is great….thanks….
Count on me to post maps. I’m a bit of a nut for maps.
Here on the mid-Atlantic U.S. east coast we have had high winds with increasing frequency over the past year or more. Climatologists warn of rising temperatures as a prime feature of the change we’re seeing, but it’s beginning to look as if more frequent and stronger wind is a related feature we’ll need to learn to live with. Both, of course, contribute to the trend of more frequent weather disasters.
Last night’s news here included a look at average winds over the years, and we’re creeping up too — more and stronger. They didn’t relate it to climate change, but there certainly seems to be a correlation. Suffice it to say we don’t want more days with 100 mph winds and raging fires.
All trees here standing after last night. The map certainly shows why my mom was staying up late– top floor of her building. I told her hearing no wicked witch music was a good sign 🌬
I hope she’s not high enough to experience building sway. I understand the physics but couldn’t live in a structure that moves in the wind.
We’ve had gusts up to 40-50 mph these last few days. It’s been horrible.
We’ve got gusty wind again today, but not as bad as in the past few weeks. Thank goodness.
I think the high winds are correlated with climate change, so it’s not going to get any better soon, unfortunately.
Oh, I fully agree with you. Higher temps, drier climate, more and higher winds, bigger storms, etc. I think the correlation is obvious.