Weather conditions at arrival airport
I've often wondered whether pilots, when they come on the intercom to tell passengers about weather conditions at the arrival airport, might be understating things like the wind strength and so on. It always seems windier than anticipated when I get off the plane so, for example, if the pilot says the wind is "fresh" does he/she mean "strong"? And does "strong" really mean "gale force"?
Conversely, the only flight I've ever been on where the pilot stated the actual wind speed (38 knots!) was a Virgin flight from Delhi to LHR. On this occasion the descent was much less bumpy than anticipated, which was a relief as we had prepared ourselves to be hurled around all over the place!