Wind speed card

Who it’s for

Outdoor event organizers, wind energy operators, and smart farming teams ask “how strong is the wind right now, and is it within safe operating limits?” They need an immediate reading that signals whether conditions have crossed the threshold for halting crane operations, turbine pitch adjustment, or sprayer deployment.

What it does

A sensor reading 12.5 m/s shows a deep blue value — Fresh — indicating brisk but pre-storm wind. The same card shows light blue at 0.1 m/s — Calm — and dark red at 28 m/s — Storm.

• Large current wind speed value color-coded across seven Beaufort-inspired bands from Calm to Storm
• Color-coded icon matching the value band so the status is visible at a glance
• Last-updated timestamp showing how long ago the reading arrived
• Shows one sensor’s data; it does not chart wind trends, show wind direction, or compare multiple sensors

How to set up

Data keys

Key	Role	Type	Description
speed	Main value	Timeseries	Wind speed (m/s); change the key name to match your device’s telemetry key

The widget ships with a simulated function datasource key labeled Wind Speed, so it draws random values until you point the datasource at a device and rename the key.

To point it at your own device: open the dashboard in edit mode, open the widget’s Datasources, pick the entity or entity alias, and replace the function key with the key your device reports.

The card shows the value with one decimal place. If the key has never reported, the card displays the label and icon with an empty value, not an error.

Value ranges

Range (m/s)	Level	Color
0–0.2	Calm	Light Blue
0.2–3.4	Light	Blue
3.4–8	Gentle	Medium Blue
8–10.8	Moderate	Dark Blue
10.8–17.2	Fresh	Deep Blue
17.2–24.5	Strong	Red
24.5+	Storm	Dark Red

How to customize

• To use your own wind thresholds — edit Icon color ranges and Value color ranges; set the same boundaries in both so the icon and the number always agree.
• To change the icon — set Icon to any Material or MDI icon name.
• To hide the label, icon, or timestamp — turn off Show label, Show icon, or Show date.
• To switch to an absolute timestamp — turn off Last update ago in the date format settings.
• To match your dashboard’s fonts — set Value font and Label font.

Tips

• The seven bands align broadly with the Beaufort wind scale; Strong (≥ 17.2 m/s, Beaufort 7) is the common threshold for halting outdoor crane operations, and Storm (≥ 24.5 m/s, Beaufort 10) triggers structural-risk alerts for tall cranes and communication masts.
• Wind speed is typically averaged over 10 minutes for operational decisions; single-sample readings can be significantly higher than the mean during gusts, so consider the sensor’s averaging interval when setting alert thresholds.
• Pair with a rainfall card: strong wind combined with heavy rain significantly increases wind-chill and drainage loads — together they tell a more complete outdoor safety story than either metric alone.