Maybe you could have a fan that drops in and takes a bit to start up. I think the biggest problem with the wind is that it comes out of nowhere - if you had time to move before it starts it would be much fairer. (But could probably still be nerfed a little.)
Btw. I just played with sound and the music is damn catchy. Did you do all the graphics and sounds yourself? The presentation of the game is pretty incredible already! Oo