A weather vane is also called a wind vane. It is a tool for measuring wind direction. It spins on a rod and points in the direction from which the wind comes. The weather vane is one of the oldest ...

Weather vanes, used for centuries to indicate wind direction, now serve primarily as ornamental and symbolic decorations. Weather vane designs, often crafted from copper or gold-gilded steel ...

A corroded weather vane found at a Fort McCoy, Wis., archaeological site is shown. Weather vanes have been used by sailors and farmers for more than 2,000 years to help predict the weather.

Wind direction can be found from a weather vane but wind speed is measured by an anemometer. Different wind directions can cause different weather patterns. Here on the Front Range, ...