A portable, hand held, cup anemometer which gives direct readings of wind speed in either km/hr Beaufort scale, m/s or knots. The vertical spindle carries three plastic hemispherical cups, which rotate on ball bearing and cause the deflection of two pointers across the paired scales. The anemometer has a handle and two coned feet to prevent damage to cup when it is laid down. With scale 0 to 120 km/hr 0 to 12 Beaufort, 0 to 35m/s and 0 to 60 knots.