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The Sun heats the air that makes up the atmosphere, but because the Earth is a sphere (well actually its not a perfect sphere, its actually a very slight egg shape) less solar energy reaches the poles, thus they are colder, and more solar energy reaches the equator, thus it is warmer. This temperature difference is what drives wind, as well as all other storms on Earth.

So the answer to your question is; the Sun does not helpthe wind, without it, there would be no wind.

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