nor'wester
Northwestern wind blast
A nor'wester is a strong wind or storm blowing from the northwest.
The term appears most often in coastal regions where such winds have particular significance—New Zealand, the northeastern United States, and parts of India and Bangladesh, where nor'westers bring violent spring thunderstorms.
Also spelled northeaster when the direction is northeast: The nor'wester brought heavy rain and rough seas.
Severe sustained wind
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- frontForward-facing side
depression · cloudburst · downpour · thunderstorm · deluge · rainstorm · lightning · thunder
From the northwest
- galeSevere sustained wind
- blastSudden forceful burst
- gustsSudden bursts of air
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
prevailing · directional · windward · leeward · blustery · biting · howling · roaring
Treated waterproof fabric
- sou'westerWaterproof mariner's hat
- slickerWaterproof outer garment
- waterproofImpervious to moisture
- raincoatWaterproof outer garment
hat · brim · storm gear · deck · helm · clipper · schooner · mariner
gale
Severe sustained wind
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
front · depression · cloudburst · downpour · thunderstorm · deluge · rainstorm · lightning · thunder · precipitation
northwesterly
From the northwest
airflow · prevailing · directional · windward · leeward · blustery · biting · howling · roaring · sustained
oilskin
Treated waterproof fabric
- sou'westerWaterproof mariner's hat
- slickerWaterproof outer garment
- waterproofImpervious to moisture
raincoat · hat · brim · storm gear · deck · helm · clipper · schooner · mariner · seaman
Canterbury
Historic English ecclesiastical seat
- ChristchurchSouth Island metropolis
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
- leewardSheltered from wind
windward · barometer · humidity · temperature · Aotearoa · rainfall · front · climate · weather · aridity
- windswind, breeze, gust, gusts, gale
- Indian Weathermonsoon rains, monsoon season, loo, norwesters, heat wave
- foehn windschinook, Santa Ana, mistral, bora
nor'westersou'easter
Wind from the southeast
southeasterly · southeaster · southerly · sou'wester · easterly
nor'westergentle breeze
Mild movement of air
zephyr · calm · light wind · still air · cat's paw
nor'westercalm
Free from agitation
stillness · fair weather · doldrums · clear skies · dead calm
north, west, northern, western, northward, westward, northerly, westerly, norther