Mike Moss: The term “wind direction” is defined as the direction from which the wind is blowing. … The result is that an east wind, for example, would cause a balloon to follow a westerly bearing, and regarding your specific example, a NW wind is a wind that would carry a balloon toward the southeast.

What does West North West wind mean?

a point on the compass midway between west and northwest. adjective. coming from this point: a west-northwest wind.

Where does a NW wind come from?

The “north wind” is coming from the north and blowing toward the south. The same can be said about winds from the other directions: A “west wind” is coming from the west and blowing toward the east. A “south wind” is coming from the south and blowing toward the north.

A true, classic north westerly wind brings polar maritime air towards the UK. This is an air mass that has polar origins, yet has travelled over the mid-Atlantic. So it is cold, but has been warmed from below by the relatively warm Atlantic Ocean.