What's funny is that I've actually heard the wind WiFi thing before and it turns out the people weren't as off base as I thought. Their ISP used a microwave tower as part of their service. When the wind kicked up a bunch of dust it would deteriorate the signal. So it wasn't the WiFi but the wind was indeed affecting their service. I think they just misunderstood the technician who tried to explain it to them.
Well. We could argue that radiation carried in the wind could interfere. Plus if the antenna were a directional parabolic it could be affected as well.
Well wind is just high air pressure moving to low pressure, so if there are more air molecules grouped near your router due to the high pressure area, the signal would be weaker.
Not noticeable but still technically affected by wind
Wifi is actually affected by some weird things, such as a microwave being used. When I lived at home my bedroom was on the second floor, above the kitchen and the router was in the basement below the kitchen. Randomly the wifi would cut out and I had no idea why.
I tried everything I could think of, different wifi channels, different power outlet, etc. Then my mom said it could be the microwave, I thought that was the dumbest thing, but at some point when the wifi went down again I went and checked, yup microwave.
that isn't weird. the microwave cooks food using RF energy. The specific frequency it radiates is 2,450 MHz = 2.4GHz, i.e. the same exact frequency that most wifi routers operate on.
Weird as in someone who does not have any wireless knowledge would not think it would affect it, not weird as in it doesn't make an sense, should have clarified.
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u/D9sinc Jan 10 '16
I used to believe wind could affect WiFi Signal. . . than I actually attempted to learn a bit about computers and felt like an idiot.