Wind barbs encode both wind speed and direction at every point on SPC mesoanalysis charts, Skew-T soundings, and surface analyses. Cheat-sheet for half-feathers, full feathers, pennants, plus how to read shear from a stack of barbs.
Part of the BloomWX learn library — beginner-friendly explainers covering every surface of the BloomWX weather dashboard. Open BloomWX to see live data for any U.S. county.