The direction of winds is always FROM.

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The direction of winds is always FROM.

Wind direction is defined by the direction from which the air is coming. So a north wind is blowing from the north toward the south, a wind from the east moves toward the west. This naming convention is used consistently in weather reports, maps, and forecasts (including METARs). The idea holds regardless of season or location—the wind is always described by where it originates, not by where it’s going. In other contexts you might hear about direction of travel, but the meteorological standard is “from.”

Wind direction is defined by the direction from which the air is coming. So a north wind is blowing from the north toward the south, a wind from the east moves toward the west. This naming convention is used consistently in weather reports, maps, and forecasts (including METARs). The idea holds regardless of season or location—the wind is always described by where it originates, not by where it’s going. In other contexts you might hear about direction of travel, but the meteorological standard is “from.”

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