Does MEDEP have any information about winds in Maine?
Yes, we do.At: http://www.maine.gov/dep/air/air_quality/(it is also listed in the blue column as ‘More Air Quality Data’) you can find near real-time wind information from MEDEP monitoring locations where meteorological instruments are sited. In addition, MEDEP Air Quality Meteorologists have provided access to images (called wind roses) of wind data for sites around the state at: http://www.maine.gov/dep/air/meteorology/Windrosehome.html If you have never seen a wind rose there is a web page of information about how to read a wind rose and understand what it means. It is important to realize that a wind rose is specific to that location and may not be an accurate representation of winds even a few miles away depending on several factors including topography.
