Variable wind
Light wind that keeps changing direction.
What it means
Aviation weather reports call the wind variable when its direction will not settle. Variable wind is mainly about direction, whereas gusts are swings in speed.
Example in context
It was variable on launch, the windsock kept swinging round and nobody knew which way to take off.
Sources and review
- NWS Glossary: Variable Wind / Variable Wind Direction (opens in a new tab)
- Jakub Vrána — Paraglidingový slang: o počasí (opens in a new tab)
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