---
name: "windDir"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Environment"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/windDir
revid: 321137
updated: 2022-05-13T14:31:42Z
---

# windDir

*Command · Environment · Arma 3 v0.50*

## Description

Returns the current wind azimuth.

## Syntax

```sqf
windDir
```

**Returns:** [Number](../topics/Number.md) - azimuth

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
if (windDir < 45 || windDir > 315) then {
    hint "I feel a southern wind"; // wind going from South to North
};
```

## See also

[wind](../commands/wind.md) · [setWindDir](../commands/setWindDir.md) · [setWindStr](../commands/setWindStr.md) · [setWindForce](../commands/setWindForce.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — windDir](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/windDir) (revision 321137).</sub>