From the west to the east! :)
Easterlies flow from the e eastern direction. An easy way to find out where winds blow from is from their name itself. Its that simple!!
The wind blows east to west because it is below 30 degrees north of the equator. (tropical easterlies)
Easterlies
Because winds are named for where they come from, polar easterlies blow from the poles in the east out to the west.
Polar Easterlies
polar easterlies
north to south
It occurs both at the North and South Pole
westerlies and tropical easterlies
polar easterlies :)
Polar easterlies are dry, cold prevailing winds that blow from the east. They emanate from the polar highs, areas of high pressure around the North and South Poles. Polar easterlies flow to low-pressure areas in sub-polar regions. Westerlies are prevailing winds that blow from the west at midlatitudes.
The Polar Easterlies are dry prevailing winds that blow from high pressure areas in the north and south poles. These winds are also called Polar Hadley cells.