Computing device and related methods for determining wind speed values from local atmospheric events

A computing device comprising:

• a portable housing;
• a memory carried by the portable housing;
• a display carried by the portable housing;
• a rotational motion sensor carried by the portable housing;
• and
• a processor carried by the portable housing and coupled to the memory, the display, and the rotational motion sensor, the processor configured to
• display at least one rotational reference indicator on the display,
• determine a rotational angle of the portable housing based upon the rotational motion sensor as the portable housing is rotated to a position where an orientation of the at least one rotational reference indicator matches an orientation of a localized atmospheric event,
• calculate a localized wind speed value from the determined rotational angle, and
• output the calculated localized wind speed value on the display.

A non-transitory computer-readable readable medium for a computing device comprising a portable housing having opposing top and bottom edges and opposing side edges, a display carried by the portable housing, a rotational motion sensor carried by the portable housing, and a processor, the non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing the processor to perform steps comprising:

• determining a rotational angle of the portable housing based upon the rotational motion sensor as the portable housing is rotated to a position where an orientation of at least one of the sides of the portable housing matches an orientation of a localized atmospheric event;
• calculating a localized wind speed value from the determined rotational angle;
• and
• outputting the calculated localized wind speed value on the display.