Why Cornwall's exposed coast often feels far windier than inland forecasts suggest, and how to read a forecast for the spot you'll actually be standing on.

Average wind speed and gusts measure different things, and local exposure changes both. Here are the reading errors that make wind forecasts feel wrong.

Gale and storm are not interchangeable on the Beaufort scale. A gale is force 8; a storm is force 10, with severe gale in between. Here's how to read UK wind reports correctly.