User level: Level 1 (14 points)Why does the wind arrow in the Weather widget point away from the wind? Normal convention has the vane pointing into the wind as it represents a physical wind vane.
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Original Title: Weather widget wind arrow
Posted on Oct 4, 2026 10:09 AM
User level: Level 1 (14 points)Oct 6, 2026 10:45 AM in response to VikingOSX
Delay in reporting is not the issue. The direction is correct but 180 degrees out of phase. Someone has decided to change how wind vanes are depicted. Every sailor or weatherperson knows the arrow points toward the oncoming wind. This depiction is reversed. The direction in degrees is correct in the widget, the visual depiction of the arrow is not.
User level: Level 10 (131,878 points)Oct 4, 2026 1:48 PM in response to Scooby driver
You are assuming real-time weather data is being fed to the weather app when in reality, there is a substantial delay. The wind direction is at the reporting station which may be some distance from your location and could be variable.
I just looked at the National Weather Service page for my location and it is currently 4:46 pm. Yet, the NWS last site update occurred over an hour ago. If I want to know the wind direction, I will need to walk out on the deck to be certain.
User level: Level 8 (43,489 points)Oct 6, 2026 10:55 AM in response to Scooby driver
Re: “… Every sailor or weatherperson knows the arrow points toward the oncoming wind …”
Correct !!! 👏👏👏
And a “northerly” wind is coming from the North.
Ignoring long-established conventions is not a good thing.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256370356