Topic: Calculating wind speeds

[Mike]

I've regularly seen comments and numbers relating to wind speeds at m/s, now it's metres per second is that right?  How do you calculate such things as far as conversion goes?

A lot of the weather wx in the states use this in their text and I thought it might be helpful to briefly get an explanation for the conversion for those members wanting to find an answer...me for one.

[Michael Bath]

To get kilometres per hour simply multiply the metres per second figure by 3.6.

eg: 1 m/s = 3.6km/hr
1 second x 60 x 60 to get metres per hour (3,600), then divide the metres by 1000 to get km (3.6).

Apply similar maths to convert to other measurement of speed.

MB

[Mike]

Thanks Michael.  Comes in handy even for you guys who get the supercells.