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The reference point is FROM that direction AND that is the way it is blowing.

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What does wind direction mean?

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Does the arrow of a weather vane show the direction the wind is blowing or the way the wind is blowing from?

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What show what direction the wind is blowing?

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What is a wind blowing toward the north called?

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