tropical air
Warm, moist breeze
Tropical air is an air mass that originates in warm, low-latitude regions.
In meteorology, it contrasts with polar air and helps explain weather patterns when the two collide along fronts.
More loosely, tropical air suggests the warm, humid atmosphere of equatorial climates: The tropical air hit us the moment we stepped off the plane.
- humidContaining much moisture
- muggyUnpleasantly warm and humid
- humid climatePersistently moist atmospheric condition
- balmyMildly warm, soothing
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
steamy · warm · summer heat · moisture · breeze · equator · monsoon · rain shower · trade winds · palm trees · palm fronds · jungle · rainforest · Caribbean · beach vacation · ocean · sticky · warm breeze
- tropical weatherhurricane, hurricanes, typhoon, monsoon rain, rainy season
- air massespolar air, arctic air, moist air, cold air mass, dry air
- Southern thingsDixie, southern cuisine, southern dialects, Southern Hemisphere, southbound