Wind is plotted using the conventional wind plot model.
The plain end of the staff points in the direction that the wind is blowing toward. Thus, a staff pointing straight up indicates a southerly wind. One pointing to the right indicates a westerly wind and so on.
The wind speed is plotted with barbs and flags on the staff: each flag counts 50 knots, each full barb counts 10 knots, and each half barb counts 5 knots. For example, three full barbs and one half barb represents 35 knots, while one flag, one full barb, and one half barb represents 65 knots.
Winds are plotted in black at individual levels along the wind staff on the right side of the skew-T diagram, referencing the particular height or pressure level at which the wind is reported.