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Originally Posted by spelger
i don't mean to bash this but i presume this just gets its data from some website and presents the data. i typically look at the wind predictions from NOAA to see how much joy i will have on my way back home from work. it is almost always wrong. the intensity varies greatly and the direction...well let's just say the wind does have a direction but is rarely what the prediction is and almost always in my face.
Windfinder uses various local airports, weather stations, DOT sites, and wind buoys.

You can see them as all the dots on the map here.
​​​​​https://www.windfinder.com/#9/43.0297/-87.7615
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