north wind
Cold air current
The north wind is wind blowing from the north, typically bringing cold air in the Northern Hemisphere.
In mythology and literature, the north wind often appears personified as a powerful, harsh force: The north wind doth blow and we shall have snow.
Boreas was the Greek god of the north wind.
- Old Man WinterPersonification of cold season
- galeSevere sustained wind
- polar vortexPersistent circulating cold air mass
- frostThin ice coating
- gustBrief wind surge
squall · hyperborean · mistral · breeze · winter solstice · tempest · waft · whistling · cutting · biting cold · fierce · chill · bitter cold · polar · icy · raw · blast · biting
temperature/climate character
north windwarm breeze
Soft mild wind
summer breeze · hot wind · sirocco · chinook · trade wind
wind, north, northern, northwest, northeast, northerly, northward, northeastern, northwards