Windy weather

Hair, fabric, branches, leaves, dust, or similar elements move in a shared direction, making air flow visible.

Visual traits

• directional motion
• wind-blown elements
• visible air flow

Expected changes

• Hair, clothing, vegetation, dust, or similar elements are more likely to move in one direction.
• Air flow becomes easier to read.

Definition

Windy weather is a weather condition in which moving air is visible through directional motion in hair, clothing, vegetation, dust, or similar elements. It does not determine storm, danger, cold, season, location, or mood.

In more detail

It concerns movement in hair, fabric, branches, leaves, dust, or similar elements that indicates wind direction. It is distinct from a severe storm, damage to objects, cold, a particular season or region, and emotional atmosphere.

Includes

• Moving air visible as directional motion in hair, clothing, vegetation, dust, or similar elements.

Excludes

• A storm.
• Danger or damage.
• Cold conditions.
• A particular season or location.
• An emotional atmosphere.

What this does not imply

• A storm.
• Danger.
• Cold conditions.
• A particular season.
• A particular location.
• A particular mood.

Variability

Wind strength, direction, moving elements, and visible extent can be adjusted separately.

Usage

• Specify only directional air movement.

Distinguish similar expressions

• Specify storm, danger, cold, season, location, or mood separately only when needed.

Typical uses

• Add directional movement that indicates wind to a scene containing people, animals, interiors, exteriors, or landscape.

Possible failure modes

• It reads as a storm or dangerous situation.
• Cold or a particular season is added automatically.
• The direction of movement is inconsistent.