Originally Posted by
BroadSTPhilly
What if anything do you use to determine the direction and speed of the wind? That is beside the pain or lack thereof in your legs. I use the flags on the light polls near Temple's campus and other flags along the way. Am I the only one who does this?
I don't, but I should. However, it seems wherever I ride there's always a headwind.
There is the
Beaufort scale that will give you a rough idea of wind speed. I wouldn't advise judging direction by clouds simply because the air aloft may be moving faster and at a different direction than on the ground due to friction, trees, buildings, etc.
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For the truly geeky, you can always buy an
anemometer.