Question

Does anyone have some sample code in Objective C where wind degrees (i.e 180 turns into S (for South)) convert into Cardinal Wind Direction (N, NNE, SSE, SE, etc.)?

Answer 1

What about

- (NSString *)windDirectionFromDegrees:(float)degrees
{
    static NSArray *directions;
    static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
    dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
        // Initialize array on first call.
        directions = @[@"N", @"NNE", @"NE", @"ENE", @"E", @"ESE", @"SE", @"SSE",
                       @"S", @"SSW", @"SW", @"WSW", @"W", @"WNW", @"NW", @"NNW"];
    });

    int i = (degrees + 11.25)/22.5;
    return directions[i % 16];
}

(I have assumed that degrees is not negative.)