Using a kestrel will help greatly. No guessing the wind speed.I hate shooting in the wind, but I shoot in it as much as I can up to 20mph. If you do it enough, you will gain confidence in your equip, and yourself. Its amazing the difference in bullets and drift. I shot a while back in a 17mph crosswind at 500yds.I shot my 243 with 105 hybrids. 1 mill of wind drift. 3 shots centered perfectly 2.75". I then shot my 30 06 with 180 gr corelokts. I had to hold 2 mills of wind. Same target same distance same wind speed. 3 shots 5"group. Its hard to believe that I had to hold twice the wind.BC really makes a difference.
If you limited yourself to 20 mph around these parts, you would lose a lot of good shooting days. On days ,when hunting , if I am unsure of a consistent wind I will work to shooting up or down wind position on antelope. I guess better down wind then up , but the goats do not like my flavor. In really windy conditions , it gets easier because even the goats hunker down in a hollow or a down wind side of a hill and are easier to get close to.
As fair as practice , I go when ever and try to better my guessing ability.
A guy on a local forum here had a picture on the range ,he claimed getting wind dope values, with a tornado passing about a mile or a little more in front of him. I would pass on a day like that......
