A wind forecast is product of three things: gradient of air pressure, the Coriolis effect and friction. The Coriolis effect is a result of Earth's rotation that tends to deflect wind to the left and ...

Do you know what causes wind? Well, broadly speaking it’s the sun... but more specifically, how the sun unevenly heats the Earth’s surface. That leads to areas of high and low pressure forming, and in ...

Wind has been at the forefront of *** lot of people's minds over the last few weeks and for good reason we had some gusts around sacramento over 60 mph as some of those storms came through. But have ...

Pressure gradient...sounds like an interesting combination of words right? So what is a pressure gradient and how does it affect you? First lets start by breaking down each word...Pressure: in this ...

MIKE MOSS SAYS: Phil, Winds would be perpendicular to the isobars is not for the rotation of the earth, which imposes a virtual force called the Coriolis effect. Over a significant time and distance ...

The basic answer to this question is related pressure. Wind is simply moving air caused by differences in air pressure in the atmosphere. The difference in pressure over some distance is called a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - You’re eating outside at your favorite restaurant. It’s a beautiful sunny day, but your napkins keep flying off the table. You get tired of chasing little pieces of paper ...

Using isobars on weather maps is completely accurate. Wind derives its initial speed and direction from changes in air pressure over distance, or pressure gradient force (PGF). This is why when ...

Inquisitive Surfline user “Barry” writes: “Ok so I’ve been looking at the details and I’ve already got stumped. As I understand it, wind starts from air moving from high pressure areas to low pressure ...

The same wave in the jet stream can lead to strong winds, blowing dust and fire danger in one region, while triggering a tornado outbreak and a blizzard in other regions. Windstorms can seem like they ...

Our main concern in this article has to do with the relationship of a pressure system to its surroundings. Air pressure can be measured (atm, hectopascal, millibar) but the relative difference between ...