I want to show the wind direction from openweathermap by a fa-icon but the function outputs degrees. I have a function which outputs "90" degrees. I want to convert this to a fa-icon + rotation and save it in a datacell which is later picked up by a template. but since this datacell have multiple…

The thread I suggested leads to weather-icons-wind from where you can actually get directional icons for full 360 degrees. Or for cardinals if you want. And you can choose the pointer direction even for wind blowing towards or from. [image] Weather Icons - 222 font icons inspired by Font …

This is from the US National Weather service [Screen Shot 2020-12-10 at 9.53.55 AM] I guess the answer is 'it depends'. There are many terms and devices describing wind direction so I’d say pick the one that fits your needs.

Typical have to be different US - Just like date format MM/DD/YYYY to confuse the rest of the world :wink: :crazy_face: :laughing: To me, those icons on that image look like a wind vane (and so the arrow points towards source of wind) So definitely as @zenofmud - it depends. In my head... If th…

[image] Steve-Mcl: Typical have to be different US It is the same for meteorological charts the world over, eg https://www.lordgrey.org.uk/~f014/usefulresources/aric/Resources/Teaching_Packs/Key_Stage_4/Weather_Climate/08.html

[image] Colin: same for meteorological charts the world over, eg dont get me wrong Colin, agreed, if the symbols being discussed here were standard - but in this case ... [image] dceejay: [mJlsW5dSgI] ... they are more like met office and other examples. My mind says it is the direct…

Not much to discuss about the wind if there is no weather to go surfing. Let us not forget that provided solution is not directly connected to wind direction. It is rotation logic for any fa- wi- icon which may freely be pointer type of icon but the logic doesn't care. It just adds some degrees of …

i would argue even the US one is still consistent. [image] The head of the arrow is bottom right - and the fletches/tail feathers are to the top left. The dot is the x,y spot on the ground where the measurement is and the line heads towards it.

[image] dceejay: i would argue even the US one is still consistent Consistently inconsistent is probably more accurate :wink: [wind] Vermont Wind Direction Map - Air Sports Net Vermont Wind Direction Map. Current Wind Direction map for Vermont. Weather map with the current Wind…

[image] dceejay: The head of the arrow is bottom right Ahhh I thougt block was the center and the shaft point to the direction of the wind. @Paul-Reed If you look at the compass it says 'Wind data - 8 MPH 270° from W' So the arrow represents a wind sock not a wind vane. And with that, I'm n…

@thomasvjohansen made a request to add, (do they call them half-winds?) to weather-icons-lite, and has kindly prepared a PR which will be merged into v1.6.0. This means that there will be 16 rotational values, for example N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, etc. I have also prepared two wind direction indicators …

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The arrow still show where the wind is coming from....

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