Sunday, October 16, 2016

Factors Influencing Climate: Prevailing Wind

The prevailing wind is the direction which the wind normally blows from.

If it blows over an area of warm land the wind will be warmer, causing temperatures to be higher. The opposite is true if the wind blows over a cool area.

Prevailing winds can also pick up moisture. So if the wind has blown over an area of water it will increase the levels of rainfall. Whereas if the wind has blown over a dry area then it will contain no moisture so rainfall will be very low.



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