Scale for winds out in the open (8)
I believe the answer is:
alfresco
'in the open' is the definition.
(as in alfresco dining)
'scale for winds' is the wordplay.
'winds' is an anagram indicator (the letters wind around).
'scale'+'for'='scalefor'
'scalefor' is an anagram of 'ALFRESCO'.
'out' is the link.
This may not be right. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for alfresco that I've seen before include "Outdoors, meal perhaps" , "out of the house" , "Open-air" , "In the open air" , "where it's cool" .)