Grim prospects

[tinyjo]

I was feeling all hopeful when I came out of the gym to find out that the sun had come out but tomorrows forcast for Wiltshire isn't looking good for a 4:30 wedding. And I want to wear suede boots. Must remember to pack my umbrella. By the way, is it just me, or can you choke on air? It was blowing so strongly this morning that every now and then I found myself doing a mini-gag (just what you wanted to know, eh) just because of the force of the air.

Also, someone who knows more than me (or lives elsewhere), tell me this. Is the east wind always cold? Or are there some places where the west wind is bitter and the east balmy? Is the south wind always a warm one, or are winds from the equator always warm? Enlighten me.

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The south wind is not always warm

[jinty]

In the south of Brazil where we used to live, quite near Argentina & Paraguay, the south wind was the cold wind, the equivalent of the north wind here.

Of course as that's below the equator, the idea of the south wind as a wind from the equator is not correct. If that's what you meant.

Re: The south wind is not always warm

[tinyjo.livejournal.com]

I was wondering if the fact that the south wind here blows from the equator up to us is why it's warm. In which case I'd expect the situation to be reversed on the other side.

[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean about choking on air, I've had that sensation in strong winds before.

[white_hart]

In the UK, the west wind comes from the Atlantic and passes over the Gulf Stream - so it's normally warm. To the East, on the other hand, there's no high ground between us and the Urals: the airstream is coming straight from Siberia. Hence bitter cold.

Basically, the temperature of a wind depends on what it's passed over. So in other places, east winds might be warm, and west cold.