Here on a Northern coast the wind may come from all directions but mainstream is from West-South-and Northwest The weather is conversation piece nr.2, next to "Hallo how are you doing".
Westerns winds bring rain, storms and gales. Eastern winds bring dry continental periods. In summer sunshine and heat; in winter frost and snow.
The best expectations for a good iceskating period is the wind in the North- North East. Then ice will come and stay till the wind shrinks to the South-East.
Alas, Western winds prevail.