A west wind blows FROM the west.
A wind that comes from the southwest blows toward the northeast.
Per weather.com:"WIND DIRECTION: The direction from which the wind is blowing. For example, an easterly wind is blowing from the east, not toward the east. It is reported with reference to true north, or 360 degrees on the compass, and expressed to the nearest 10 degrees, or to one of the 16 points of the compass (N, NE, WNW, etc.). " (emphasis added)http://www.weather.com/glossary/w.html
Something being carried by westerlies is moving from west to east. Westerlies are prevailing winds that blow from the west towards the east in the mid-latitudes of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
A NW wind blows from the Northwest towards the South Eas
When a wind is easterly, it blows from the east towards the west. However, when the wind is eastward, it blows from the west towards the east. The suffix is what determines the direction. "Ly" means from and "ward" means towards. From your example, I would say that the wind is coming FROM the north and blowing TOWARD the south.
A wind that comes from the southwest blows toward the northeast.
East To West.
Per weather.com:"WIND DIRECTION: The direction from which the wind is blowing. For example, an easterly wind is blowing from the east, not toward the east. It is reported with reference to true north, or 360 degrees on the compass, and expressed to the nearest 10 degrees, or to one of the 16 points of the compass (N, NE, WNW, etc.). " (emphasis added)http://www.weather.com/glossary/w.html
A southeast wind is from the southeast toward the northwest.
It drifts in the southeast direction and is a warm water current
Oh my..... They blow from north east to south west. A wind direction is the way it is coming from.
From a generally westerly direction to a generally easterly one.
Wind can blow from any direction. Please clarifi. -Jonhis
Something being carried by westerlies is moving from west to east. Westerlies are prevailing winds that blow from the west towards the east in the mid-latitudes of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The name south, west etc tells us the direction the wind comes from. So a south wind comes from the south and blows toward the north.However, at the South Pole it is not possible to have a south wind because all directions from that point are north. Therefore the answer is false.
A NW wind blows from the Northwest towards the South Eas
When a wind is easterly, it blows from the east towards the west. However, when the wind is eastward, it blows from the west towards the east. The suffix is what determines the direction. "Ly" means from and "ward" means towards. From your example, I would say that the wind is coming FROM the north and blowing TOWARD the south.