Wind Direction

[Diane_W]

This is probably the most stupid question you have had on here, but I've just joined so thought I would ask it anyway.

I've recently moved to North Lowestoft in Suffolk, and my house overlooks the North Sea facing East.

We have been here about 4 months and in that time the wind has only come from the South and West.

Could someone explain why the wind comes only from those directions?

Many thanks.

[Paul]

Hi Diane, put basically the general wind direction for the whole UK is the southwest - in the northern hemisphere the jetstream and therefore most systems travel west to east for the majority of the time. It just happens at the moment we're into a spell of very atlantic dominated weather (ie our weather is coming from that direction all the time).

There will be times of southerlies, easterlies, northerlies etc - but if you average it across a year you will find that the majority of the time, the wind will be from a westerly quarter. B)

[Diane_W]

Hi Diane, put basically the general wind direction for the whole UK is the southwest - in the northern hemisphere the jetstream and therefore most systems travel west to east for the majority of the time. It just happens at the moment we're into a spell of very atlantic dominated weather (ie our weather is coming from that direction all the time).

There will be times of southerlies, easterlies, northerlies etc - but if you average it across a year you will find that the majority of the time, the wind will be from a westerly quarter. B)

Thanks Paul.

By the way it's torrential rain, and thunder and lightning here right now.

[MAF]

Welcome Diane. i think Paul has summed it up really . so just to say welcome to NW and i hope you enjoy it here