What is an anemometer used for?

An anemometer is a weather monitor instrument used to measure wind speed. The first crude anemometers were used to roughly measure wind speed hundreds of years ago, but today anemometers are highly accurate wind speed monitors that can provide data in a variety of ways. read more

An anemometer is a device used for measuring the speed of wind, and is also a common weather station instrument. The term is derived from the Greek word anemos, which means wind, and is used to describe any wind speed instrument used in meteorology. read more

Anemometer is an instrument that is used to measure local wind speed. Its simplest design is the mechanical 4 cup design. Wind blowing in any horizontal direction would push on the cups and would help the arrangement rotate with a particular speed, which is proportional to the wind speed. read more