Windy weather is in the short-term forecast. Meteorologist Adam Rutt talks about an aspect of windy weather that you may not ...

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, ...

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.