FARGO — Our year-long prevailing wind is northwesterly but in the summer our dominant wind is southerly. A prevailing wind is a wind direction that is predominant in a climate. For our region, our ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Many drivers have experienced a white-knuckle winter commute, when sudden gusts of wind blow snow across the roadway and visibility is rapidly reduced. These whiteout conditions are ...

Detailed analysis of data obtained by the Zhurong rover of dunes located on the southern Utopian Plain of Mars suggests the planet underwent a major shift in climate that accompanied changes in ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - The prevailing wind today will be the much bigger story at this point! A cold front this afternoon will change our wind direction, but gusts will be able to reach 40 to 45 mph ...

What is wind? Where does it come from, and why does it blow? Why are storm winds so strong? Are winds on other planets like they are on Earth? Read on for answers to these "blue-sky" questions and ...

It is certainly correct that a general west-to-east movement of weather systems prevails across the United States and most of Canada. These winds are known as the “prevailing westerlies”. However, not ...

Woody plants in windy environments have been used as indicators of prevailing wind direction, because wind can influence plant growth form. We investigated whether non-woody plants also display ...

The simplest definition of wind is air in motion. Wind is generated by uneven pressure in the atmosphere, which is caused by uneven heating by the Sun, land, and oceans. The air closest to the ground ...