Mainly the prevailing westerlies.
prevailing winds
A wind vane or weather vane tells a meteorologist the direction form which the wind is blowing and this will provide information that, along with other meteorological data will enable the meteorologist to forecast the weather.
If a wind barb is pointed up from it's anchor point, that means the wind is from the south. If it's pointing right from it's anchor point that means the wind is from the west. Imagine the wind is actually blowing the barb itself
Wind Vane
Being from St. Louis myself and studyin the weather the past 10 years or so I can tell you that there isn't really a predominent wind direction for us. We get mostly south winds during the summer we get north winds during the winter and it blows from the west and sometimes from the east so there is no really predominent wind direction for us.
I live in Missouri and the wind here causes some interesting weather conditions. There doesn't seem to be any one wind direction here. However every now and then we get really powerful winds that can last up to 24 hours. Depending on the direction of the wind will severely alter the weather here and give us unusual weather. When strong winds blow from the north for a day we could have cold weather even in March it could drop below freezing temperature. When the wind blows from the south it could make temperatures up to 60 degrees in the winter months. But to answer your question it is hard to say which direction the wind blows in central America.
Isobars are lines connecting points of equal pressure on a weather map. The spacing and distribution of isobars indicate the strength of the pressure gradient, which in turn influences wind direction. On a weather map, winds flow parallel to isobars, from high pressure to low pressure. The direction of the wind can be deduced by looking at the placement of isobars, with wind flowing perpendicular to the lines and from higher to lower pressure.
Weather patterns in the US generally move from west to east due to the prevailing westerly winds. However, weather systems can also move from north to south or south to north depending on the region and season. Local geography and topography can also influence wind directions in specific areas.
Weather vanes supply power and make energy from using the wind to rotate the 'vane' or mill and generate energy. Many weather vanes are in fields across the us and some will generate enough power to keep the whole house lite for the day.
The word vane could be in a sentence like, "i have a big vane"
The direction of weather movement in the US is primarily based on the movement of weather systems driven by prevailing winds. In general, weather systems in the US move from west to east due to the prevailing westerly winds in the mid-latitudes. However, local topography and regional weather patterns can also influence the direction of weather movement.
prevailing winds