def wind_dir(degrees):
    """Provide a nice little unicode character of the wind direction"""
    # Taken from jenni
    if degrees == 'VRB':
        degrees = '\u21BB'  # ↻
    elif (degrees <= 22.5) or (degrees > 337.5):
        degrees = '\u2B06'  # ⬆
    elif (degrees > 22.5) and (degrees <= 67.5):
        degrees = '\u2197'  # ↗
    elif (degrees > 67.5) and (degrees <= 112.5):
        degrees = '\u27A1'  # →
    elif (degrees > 112.5) and (degrees <= 157.5):
        degrees = '\u2198'  # ↘
    elif (degrees > 157.5) and (degrees <= 202.5):
        degrees = '\u2B07'  # ⬇
    elif (degrees > 202.5) and (degrees <= 247.5):
        degrees = '\u2199'  # ↙
    elif (degrees > 247.5) and (degrees <= 292.5):
        degrees = '\u2B05'  # ←
    elif (degrees > 292.5) and (degrees <= 337.5):
        degrees = '\u2196'  # ↖

    return degrees