"southerly" wind
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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 North wind blows FROM the North TO the South. When you hear someone say North wind, East wind, South wind, or West wind, they are referring to the direction the wind is blowing FROM.
The Coriolis
If the wind is coming from the north and moving to the south, then it would be called a "northerly" wind. Likewise, if it is coming from the south, it would be a "southerly" wind. why? is there a reasond?
The wind is blowing FROM the North-Northeast to the South - Southwest.
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 south wind.
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 North wind blows FROM the North TO the South. When you hear someone say North wind, East wind, South wind, or West wind, they are referring to the direction the wind is blowing FROM.
The Coriolis
the rotation of the earth
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
If the wind is coming from the north and moving to the south, then it would be called a "northerly" wind. Likewise, if it is coming from the south, it would be a "southerly" wind. why? is there a reasond?
The wind is blowing FROM the North-Northeast to the South - Southwest.
The wind is blowing toward the south.
A wind that is blowing from the south.
The coriolis effect