Types of Winds

 

Winds
Wind	Moving air is called Wind. The three types of wind are  1. Primary Winds  2. Secondary Winds  3. Tertiary Winds.
Turbulence	Violent movement of the air is termed as turbulence of the air.
Breeze	Mild or light or slow wind is called Breeze.
Primary Winds	Primary winds blow from a particular direction all through the year and also called as Planetary Winds or Permanent Winds or Prevailing Winds. The three types of Primary Winds are  1. Trade Winds  2. Westerlies  3. Easterlies or Polar Winds.
Trade Winds  Winds	Trade wind blow in Sub Tropical High Pressure region to Equatorial Low Pressure Region.
Westerlies	The Anti-Trade or Prevailing wind blow from Subtropical Higher Pressure regions to Sub polar Low Pressure regions.
Polar Winds	Polar wind blow from Polar High Pressure Regions to Sub Polar Low Pressure Regions.
Brave West Winds	The Permanent or Planetary winds blowing in 40⁰ South and 50⁰ South latitudes. They are known as Roaring Forties.
Secondary Winds	Secondary Winds blow in a particular area in a particular season from a particular direction. They are Monsoon Wind, Sea Breeze, Land Breeze, Mountain Breeze, Valley Breeze etc.
Monsoon Winds	Monsoon Winds are the seasonal winds, blow in a particular season in a particular area from a particular direction. Ex. South West Monsoon Wind, North East Monsoon Wind.
See Breeze	The wind blow from sea to land during the day is termed Sea Breeze.
Land Breeze	The wind blow from land to sea during night is called Land Breeze.
Mountain Breeze	The wind blow from valley to mountain slopes during the night is termed Mountain Breeze.
Valley Breeze	The wind blow from mountain slopes to valley during day is called Valley Breeze.
Anabatic Wind	The strong and large wind blow from valley to mountain during the day is termed as Anabatic Wind.
Katabatic Wind	The strong and large wind blow from mountain to valley during night is termed as Katabatic Wind.
Virazon	The see breeze experiences in the coastal regions of South America is called Virazon.
Terral	Terral is the Land Breeze experienced by the coastal regions of Chile and Peru.
Meridional wind	Meridional wind blow parallel to the meridians or from North to South or from South to North.
Hailstorm	Strong falling of hails on the earth are the Hailstorms.
Calms of Cancer	Calms of Cancer are the very slow winds blow nearby the Tropic of Cancer.
Calms of Capricorn	Calms of Capricorn are the very slow winds blow nearby the Tropic of Capricorn.
Local Wind or Tertiary Wind	Tertiary winds  blow in local regions are known as Local Winds.
Foehn Wind	Foehn winds  are the strong cold wind, blow in Alps region of Europe.
Santa Ana	Santa Ana is the strong hot dry wind blows in Mexican Desert.
Chinook Wind or Snow Eaters	Chinook wind  are the strong warm wind blow in Rocky regions North America. Snow melts due to the blow of warm wind. They are known as Snow Eaters.
Mistral	Mistral is the strong cold wind blows in Rhine valley of Europe.
Buran	Buran is the strong and cold wind blows in Siberia and Central Asia.
Purga or White Buran	Strong and cold winds blow in Siberia and Central Asia in winter season.
Helm Wind	Strong and colds wind blow in Northern England in spring season.
Loo Wind	Loo wind are the strong, hot and dry wind blow in North Western parts of India.
Blizzards	Blizzards are the strong cold wind blow in North America.
Simoon	Simoon is the strong hot and wind blows in Arabian regions.
Sirocco	Sirocco blows from Northern Africa to Southern Europe over the Mediterranean Sea.
Bora	Bora is the cold and Dry wind blows in Italy and Coasts of Adriatic Sea in winter.
Pempero	Pampero is the strong wind  blows in Andes regions of South America.
Zonda	Zonda is the strong wind  blows in Andes region of Argentina.
Harmattan Wind or Doctor Wind or Cape Doctor	They blow in Central Africa. They occasionally bring rainfall during summer and giving relief, hence they are called Doctor Winds or  Harmatton Wind.
Cape Doctor	The winds occasionally bring rainfall during summer and giving relief, hence they are called Cape Doctor in South Africa.
Bise or Bize	Bise is the dry and Cold wind blows in Italy and France.
Avalanche Wind	Avalanche winds are the strong winds originate and rush prior to avalanches.
Temporale	Temporale are the strong seasonal winds blow in Pacific Coast of Central America.
Etesian Wind	Strong winds blow during summer in Greece and Eastern Mediterranean regions are called Etesian Winds.
Gale	Gale is the strong wind blows with about 55 km speed per hour as per the Beaufort Scale.
Squall	Squall is the strong and violent wind with heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and hailstones.
Smokes	Strong and heavy mists of Guinea coast is termed as Smokes.
Mango Showers or Summer Showers or Norwesters	The Light to heavy rainfall in the beginning of summer season in India termed by Summer Showers or Mango Showers.
Kalbaisaki	The summer showers of West Bengal is called Kalbaisaki Wind.
Bordoisila	The summer showers of Orrisa is called Bordoisila Wind.
Blossom Showers	The summer showers of Kerala is called Blossom Showers.
Coffee Showers	The summer showers of Karnataka and Kerala is called Blossom Showers.
Western Disturbances	The wind originates over Mediterranean Sea and brings rainfall in winter to the North-Western parts of India is termed as Western Disturbances.
Windward Side	The direction of the wind towards the mountain. The wind ascends on the Leeward side of the mountain.
Leeward Side	The direction of the wind from the mountain top or Hill top. The wind descends from Hill top to Foot hills.
Atmospheric Disturbances
Cyclone	Cyclonic wind system originate over the high pressure area and move towards the low pressure area with great speed. They move anticlockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in Southern Hemisphere.
Anti Cyclone	Anti cyclonic wind system moves in clockwise direction in Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in Southern Hemisphere.
Hurricane	Hurricanes are the stormy wind blow with the speed 119 km and above per hour.
Tornado	Tornados are the violent stormy wind rotating as funnel shaped wind system blow with destructive speed.
Typhoon	Typhoon wind  originate over the Northwest Pacific region and blow over North Eastern parts of Asia.
Willy Willy	The Tropical cyclone blow over Australia is called Willy Willy
Storm	Strong wind blow with the speed of 103 to 117 km per hour is termed as Storm.