norwesters
Winds from northwest
Norwesters are strong winds or storms from the northwest.
The term appears in regional contexts—violent spring storms in Bangladesh and eastern India, cold winds off the Rocky Mountains, or gales affecting New Zealand's coast.
A norwester can also be a waterproof hat or coat designed to protect against such weather: The fishermen wore their norwesters against the driving rain.
Rotating low-pressure storm system
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
- cumulonimbusTowering storm-producing cloud
- atmosphericOf the air above
tropical · depression · humidity · barometer · anemometer · weather · forecast · pressure
Brief, violent windstorm
- thunderstormViolent weather with lightning
- galeSevere sustained wind
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
thunder · hail · windstorm · tornado · deluge · rainfall · precipitation · rainstorm
Partition-split South Asian territory
- BangladeshSouth Asian republic
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- KolkataEastern Indian metropolis
- GangesIndia's holiest river
plains · subcontinent · South Asia · eastern · regional · local · Assam · Bihar
Sharp and unexpected
- swiftMoving with speed
- rapidMoving with haste
- flashBrief burst of light
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
explosive · immediate · violent · intense · fierce · dramatic · unpredictable · short-lived
cyclone
Rotating low-pressure storm system
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
- cumulonimbusTowering storm-producing cloud
atmospheric · tropical · depression · humidity · barometer · anemometer · weather · forecast · pressure · front
squall
Brief, violent windstorm
- thunderstormViolent weather with lightning
- galeSevere sustained wind
- downpourIntense precipitation event
lightning · thunder · hail · windstorm · tornado · deluge · rainfall · precipitation · rainstorm · torrent
Bengal
Partition-split South Asian territory
- BangladeshSouth Asian republic
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- KolkataEastern Indian metropolis
Ganges · plains · subcontinent · South Asia · eastern · regional · local · Assam · Bihar · delta
abrupt
Sharp and unexpected
unexpected · explosive · immediate · violent · intense · fierce · dramatic · unpredictable · short-lived · afternoon
norwesterssoutheasters
Winds from that compass point
southerlies · easterlies · trade winds · southeasterlies · southwesterlies