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There are many names for a wind blowing south (known as a North Wind) and it depends on where in World you are.
The most universal names are Bora / Boreas (from Greek) and Tramontanta which is used on a Windrose, the forerunner to the modern compass. Aquilo is the Roman North Wind God
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What is a wind blowing toward the north called?
When you name a wind. You name it in the direction it is coming from, so a wind blowing toward the north comes from the south. It is therefore a South Wind.
If you are standing directly south of a smoke stack and the wind of the smoke stack is blowing over your head what would be the wind direction?
South wind
If you are facing south where does the wind come from?
The direction you are facing has no bearing on the direction the wind is blowing. It can come from any where.
What prevents wind from blowing directly from the south pole to the north?
the rotation of the earth
What prevents wind from blowing directly for the north pole to the south pole?
The coriolis effect
When someone says that the wind direction today is south does this mean that the wind is blowing toward the south or from the south?
The wind is blowing toward the south.
What is meant by a south wind?
A wind that is blowing from the south.
What is name of the wind blowing toward the north?
When you name a wind. You name it in the direction it is coming from, so a wind blowing toward the north comes from the south. It is therefore a South Wind.
What is a wind blowing toward the north called?
When you name a wind. You name it in the direction it is coming from, so a wind blowing toward the north comes from the south. It is therefore a South Wind.
A wind blowing from south to north is called what?
"southerly" wind
If you are standing directly south of a smoke stack and the wind of the smoke stack is blowing over your head what would be the wind direction?
South wind
What is wing blowing twards the north called?
A south wind.
What prevents wind from blowing directly from the north pole to South?
The Coriolis
When winds are nne at 5 mi per hr are they blowing from the nne or blowing to the nne?
The wind is blowing FROM the North-Northeast to the South - Southwest.
If an electric train is travelling 80 km an hour north and the wind is blowing 40 km east what way is the steam going to travell?
If the wind wasn't blowing and the train was moving it would blow south. If the train was stopped and the wind was blowing east the steam would be blowing east. Because the train is moving and the wind is blowing it would be moving both to the south and the east. diferent answer by another person me... An electric train does not have steam!!!!!!!
If you are facing south where does the wind come from?
The direction you are facing has no bearing on the direction the wind is blowing. It can come from any where.
What prevents wind from blowing directly from the south pole to the north?
the rotation of the earth
