The wind was blowing from all four directions on my commute home this evening. I swear. 😯

were you wearing red glittery shoes?

You might well have been in a squall which is actually very common!

Or perhaps you were in a valley where airflow is easily disturbed under certain weather conditions.

Squalls occur on a passing cold front where cumulonimbus clouds form. The cold air moving downwards inside these clouds can travel at speeds of up to 200mph. Rain, sleet, or hail stones are likely and thunder and lightning is possible in warmer months (caused by the friction of warm air rising quickly against the cold air descending). The wind direction will be highly variable and completely unpredictable.

(as per my notes given this week by my RYA instructor who has some 40 years experience)