calm winds
Air barely moving
Calm winds are winds so light they barely register—essentially still air.
In meteorology, calm winds measure less than one knot, the lowest category on wind scales.
Weather reports and forecasts use the phrase to indicate favorable conditions for outdoor activities, aviation, or sailing: Expect calm winds through the weekend.
- zephyrsMild, gentle winds
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- windlessLacking any breeze
- lullTemporary period of quiet
- doldrumsState of inactivity
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- high pressureanticyclone, ridge, barometric pressure, isobars, isobar
- dawn weathermorning fog, morning mist, morning dew, morning frost, morning chill
calm windsgale
Severe sustained wind
high winds · strong winds · howling winds · hurricane · gusty winds
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