Writer Scott Huler talks about the "poetry" of the Beaufort wind scale and its inventor, Sir Francis Beaufort. Huler is the author of Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale, and How a 19th-Century ...

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, ...

The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for the intensity of the weather based mainly on wind power. The scale was created by the British naval commander Sir Francis Beaufort around 1806.

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.

Q: What is 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.

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 ...

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 ...