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I know that Michigan (and most of the Great Lakes area) has "westerly" prevailing winds. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find out whether that means the winds blow from the west (to the east) or to the west (from the east). I had a weather vane that seemed to point West pretty consisantly, which makes me believe that "westerly" prevailing winds must blow towards the west, although I can't say definitely.
A Westerly wind, is blowing out of or comming from the west and moving east. So when you read a weather report it will say "NW at 9mph" meaning it is comming out of a northwesterly direction moving to the southeast and obviously the wind speed is 9mph.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoPevailing Westerlies. Or just Westerlies
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The name for the wind that blows constantly from the same direction?
It's prevailing Winds
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What are global winds that blow from the same direction?
prevailing winds
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prevailing winds
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They are the prevailing winds.
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the direction of prevailing winds will affect how much water it carries.
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A wind that blows consistently from one direction is known as a prevailing wind. For example, over most of North America, the wind tends to blow from West to East, thus the prevailing Westerly.
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How do prevailing winds affect the amount of precipation an area receive?
the direction of the prevailing winds will affect how much water it carries
