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.
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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 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.
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).
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".
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.
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.
which changes 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., southeasterly at the surface turning to southwesterly aloft). Veering winds ...
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.
to southeasterly), or change direction in a counterclockwise sense with height (e.g. westerly at the surface but becoming more southerly aloft). Backing winds with height are indicative of cold air advection (CAA). The opposite of veering winds.
westerly at the surface but becoming more southerly aloft). 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. The opposite of veering winds.
 See also: Storm, Thunder, Veering Wind, Cloud, Atmosphere
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