map.on('mousemove', function (e) {
                if ($('.leaflet-control-velocity').length > 0) {
                    var velocityValue = $('.leaflet-control-velocity').text();
                    var cleanedString = velocityValue.replace(/[\s;:] /g, "");
                    var parts = cleanedString.split(",");
                    var direction = parts[0];
                    var speed = parts[1];
                    // will preserve last value in place
                    if (direction != undefined && speed != undefined) {
                        $('#windAtPoint').text(direction   " / "   speed);
                    } else {
                        $('#windAtPoint').text(0   " - "   0);
                    }
                }
            });