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Is a wind gauge available with a wind fan (that reads velocity) that I can rotate to the direction the wind is coming without moving the gauge body?

I use a Kestrel to read wind velocity and ambient temp (I also use multiple flags). However, on the shooting bench, if I point the Kestrel toward the direction the wind is coming from, that often turns the whole Kestrel body away from me so I can't read the wind velocity on the the gauge body LCD. Is there a wind gauge I can place on the shooting bench that has something like a head containing the wind fan that I can rotate toward the wind but still have the body oriented toward me so I can read the wind while shooting?
 
Go to Forestry Suppliers. go to wind meters and look at the SKYWATCH EOLE.
Horizontal wind vane. easy to read screen for bench top work!
$79.95
 
I use a Kestrel with the wind vane kit and mounted on a small tripod. It connects to my iPhone by BT (free Kestrel app) which I prop-up so I can read it easily. Works for me. Also, I calibrated my wind flag tail ribbon length (Walmart sewing dept, 1" wide) with it and a commercial fan to 6 mph. Ribbon straight out, more or less. Not surveyor tape (too flimsy). Using them together helps with wind calls. I shoot VFS Score mostly and some ARA rimfire. Hope this is helpful.
 

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