Veering Wind: It is the clockwise turning of the wind direction as we move up through the atmosphere. For example, a wind changing in height from south near the ground to southwest at 5,000 feet and finally to west at 10,000 feet.
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Winds which shift in a clockwise direction with time at a given location (e.g., from southerly to westerly), or which change direction in a clockwise sense with height (e.g.
VEERING WINDS: A clockwise change in wind direction. Veering winds with height are indicative of warm air advection (WAA).
VIRGA: Precipitation falling from the base of a cloud and evaporating before it reaches the ground.
Veering Winds - Winds which shift in a clockwise direction with time at a given location (e.g., from southerly to westerly), or which change direction in a clockwise sense with height (e.g.
VEERING WIND- A wind that turns clockwise with height. It is associated with warm air advection.
Veering Wind - A wind that changes its direction in a clockwise motion. An example would be a west wind changing to a northwest wind.
Veering Winds- Winds that shift in a clockwise direction, a shift caused by a high-pressure system.
Visibility- The greatest distance at which one can see and identify objects.
Veering Wind - Wind which changes in a clockwise direction with time at a given location (e.g., from southerly to westerly), ...
Horn Card A couple of weeks ago, we discussed veering winds (wind shifts in a clockwise direction) and backing winds (wind shifts in a counterclockwise direction).
The opposite of veering winds.
In storm spotting, a backing wind usually refers to the turning of a south or southwest surface wind with time to a more east or southeasterly direction.
southeasterly winds at the surface and southwesterly winds aloft. A veering wind with height in the lower part of the atmosphere is a type of directional shear often considered important for tornado development.
In storm spotting, a backing wind usually refers to the turning of a south or southwest surface wind with time to a more east or south-easterly direction. See also Veering winds.
Veering/Backing of wind: When a wind direction changes such that it moves with the clock, e.g. from east to south through south-east, that is a veering wind; A wind therefore that changes against the normal clock motion is a backing wind.
direction with time at a given location (e.g. from southerly to southeasterly), or change direction in a counterclockwise sense with height (e.g. westerly at the surface but becoming more southerly aloft). The opposite of veering winds.
A veering wind with height in the lower part of the atmosphere is a type of directional shear often considered important for tornado development.
Since the weather generally moves from west to east in temperate latitudes, and consists mainly of lows, a veering wind is the usual thing. It might be interesting to correlate the winds with the TV weather forecast.
These are called "Right Movers" and they are favored with veering winds. Occasionally, these thunderstorms will move to the left of the mean wind. These thunderstorms are called "Left Movers".
 See also: Veering, Cloud, Pressure, Storm, Surface
  
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