north winds
Blasts from above
North winds are winds blowing from the north, typically bringing cold air from polar regions.
The term appears in weather reports, sailing, and literature, often carrying associations of harshness or winter's approach: The north winds swept down from Canada.
In mythology and poetry, north winds frequently symbolize adversity or cleansing force.
- northerCold gale from arctic regions
- tramontaneWind from beyond mountains
- cold frontIncoming cooler air mass
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
mistral · coldness · blustery · gusty · harmattan · frosty mornings · Jack Frost · bitter · biting cold · bora · boreal forest · polar vortex · hoarfrost · snow drifts · frozen ground · crisp air · icicles · tundra
north windssirocco
Scorching African wind
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