Incredibly simple and effective as long as our machine or process is not time sensitive – perfect for a weather station temperature sensor, although wind direction is slightly more complicated.

With more than 70,000 wind turbines supplying power to millions of homes during harsh conditions, it’s important to employ ...

A weather vane shows wind direction. The top turns to face the wind. You can compare this with the points of the compass, N for north, E for east, W for west and S for south. The cockerel on this ...

wind shear is important primarily in the vertical direction--from the surface to the top of the troposphere. The troposphere is the region of the atmosphere that our active weather is confined to ...

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba Wednesday afternoon after it became a Category 3 hurricane earlier in the day.