The jet stream affects your life via the weather in many ways – so learn more here
The prevailing wind in the UK is from the SW. So for us here it is coming from Uphill/Hutton.
Chinook/Fohn – a warm wind blowing down the leeward side of a mountain and causing snow to melt – upset Winter Olympics in Canada.
Monsoon – wind blowing off the pacific and carrying prodigious amounts of rain for Asia
Anabatic and katabatibc winds – winds that blow up and down valleys due to temperature differences.
Mistral – a cold north westerly wind in France mainly
Harmattan – a seasonal wind that brings supposedly medical benefits and is known as the doctor in the Gulf of Guinea
Doldrums – an area with few winds due to the ITCZ
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