The Beaufort Wind Force Scale measures wind speed and its observed effects on land and sea. Created by Sir Francis Beaufort, the scale ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane). Beaufort Scale Day, ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – In last week’s “Weather Wednesday,” we spoke about what causes wind and this week we will chat about a scale that’s used when talking about wind called the Beaufort Scale.

A: The Beaufort scale is a method of estimating wind speed based on the general condition of the surface of a large body of water with respect to wind waves and swell. It is based on observation of ...

A question came across my desk this week that I admittedly didn’t know too much about. So I did a little research and talked with local National Weather Service to get more information. It turned out ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Windy weather is in the short-term forecast. Meteorologist Adam Rutt talks about an aspect of windy weather that you may not have heard of before. Beyond severe weather and ...

ABOUT a hundred years ago, Admiral Beaufort, having felt the want of some scheme by which the winds could be classified according to their force, devised a plan which has been in uninterrupted use ...