FACTOR AFFECTING CLIMATE: PREVAILING WINDS

PREVAILING WINDS

Prevailing winds are the winds which blow more often from one direction than another. Winds can greatly affect the amount of precipitation an area receives depending on the amount of moisture they are carrying. These prevailing winds can move air masses from the ocean onto a continent bringing moisture onto the continent. Or prevailing winds may move air masses from continent to the ocean, moving drier air from the continent. Prevailing winds affect the climate of an area.