Clear, cooler and Wind Direction explained

Good morning Augusta.

This morning it is partly cloudy, then clear. High of 73F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight it will be clear. Low of 50F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my own weather instruments are:

The humidity is  79% with a Dew Point of 51ºF and a temp of 59.4ºF.

Our wind direction is West between 0.8 MPH and 2.0 MPH.  

Our Barometric pressure is  30.08 HPA 1016 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:08 a.m. sunset is 7:04 PM and Moon Rise is at 6:02 p.m. EDT and the moon phase is waxing gibbous.

For the pilots out there raw metar is:

METAR KAUG 07 Wind Direction

Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers with clear skies again.

We received rain in the amount of 0.22 inches here over the past 24 hours.

When you listen to the weather on the radio or TV, have you ever wondered what the wind direction that they report means? Some people think it is the direction it is blowing towards, while others insist that it is the direction that it is coming from.

To clarify that question for you I went to Wickipedia and this is what they post.

Q: Are southwest winds coming from the southwest or blowing toward the southwest?

A: Wind direction is given as the direction from which it is blowing. Therefore, a southwest wind is blowing from the southwest and toward the northeast. While winds are always named for the direction of the source, confusion arises when directions are used in other contexts. For example, a "southerly" wind means that it is blowing from the south, but a ship that takes a "southerly" course is moving toward the south.