The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for the intensity of the weather based mainly on wind power. The scale was created by the British naval commander Sir Francis Beaufort around 1806.

An atmospheric gathering storm of a documentary exploring the extraordinary history of the Beaufort Scale - a system designed to help find language for the wind. Show more An atmospheric gathering ...

The Beaufort scale of wind force is an internationally recognised scale that enables the speed to be estimated without the ...

Storm Éowyn broke provisional wind speed records at a number of weather stations last month, bringing hurricane-force mean wind speeds at two stations.

Storm Éowyn brought record breaking wind speeds at several weather stations in the Republic of Ireland, the Irish meteorological service Met Éireann has revealed. Two stations, in Ceann Mhása (Mace ...