The Fairmount Wind Vane is a professional sensor intended to provide reliable and accurate measurement of wind speed and direction, combining traditional British quality with modern electronics. It has been developed to offer very smooth and reliable mechanical operation with minimum maintenance.

The Wind Vane incorporates technology using a giant magneto resistive (GMR) sensor to offer accurate and frictionless sensing. It has an electrical output proportional to the direction of the wind. The output, with no deadband at north, is also suitable for feeding monitoring systems such as the Fairmount NOMAD, EMS3800 Automatic Weather Stations or Intellisense®.

In addition, an NMEA serial output can be made available from the Wind Vane containing both wind direction and wind speed information updated four times per second. When used with the Sensor Interface module, reliable long distance communications can be provided.