| Names | Description |
|---|---|
| Abroholos | A squall frequent from May through August between Cabo de Sao Tome and Cabo Frio on the coast of Brazil. |
| Alize | Northeasterly across central Africa and the Caribbean |
| Alizé Maritime | Wet, fresh northerly wind across west central Africa |
| Amihan | Northeasterly wind across the Philippines |
| Auster | A warm southerly wind on the Bulgarian coast; considered a precursor of bad weather. |
| Austru | An east or southeast wind in Rumania. They are cold in winter and may be a local name for a foehn wind |
| Bali wind | A strong east wind at the eastern end of Java. |
| Bayamo | Violent wind on Cuba's southern coast |
| Bora | Northeasterly from eastern Europe to northeastern Italy |
| Borasco | A thunderstorm or violent squall, especially in the Mediterranean. |
| Boreas | An ancient Greek name for north winds. |
| Brickfielder | A wind from the desert in Southern Australia. Precedes the passage of a frontal zone of a low passing by |
| Brisote | The northeast trade wind when it is blowing stronger than usual on Cuba. |
| Brubu | A name for a squall in the East Indies. |
| Bull's Eye Squall | A squall forming in fair weather,characteristic of the ocean off the coast of South Africa. It is named for the peculiar appearance of the small isolated cloud marking the top of the invisible vortex of the storm. |
| Calima | Dust-laden south to southeasterly wind blowing in the Saharan Air Layer across the Canary Islands. |
| Cape Doctor | The strong southeast wind which blows on the South African coast |
| Caver | A gentle breeze in the Hebrides. |
| Chinook | Warm dry westerly off the Rocky Mountains |
| Chubasco | A violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the west coast of Central America. |
| Churada | A severe rain squall in the Mariana Islands during the northeast monsoon. |
| Contrastes | Winds a short distance apart blowing from opposite quadrants, frequent in the spring and fall in the western Mediterranean. |
| Cordonazo | The "Lash of St. Francis." Name applied locally to southerly hurricane winds along the west coast of Mexico. It is associated with tropical cyclones in the southeastern North Pacific Ocean. |
| Coromell | A night land breeze prevailing from November to May at La Paz, near the southern extremity of the Gulf of California. |
| Cyclone | A severe tropical storm (i.e., winds >64 knots) in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal. See also Hurricane and Typhoon. The term is also applied to closed circulations in the mid latitudes and also popularly to small scale circulations such as tornadoes. |
| Diablo | Hot, dry, offshore wind from the northeast in the San Francisco bay |
| Elephanta | A strong southerly or southeasterly wind which blows on the Malabar coast of India during the months of September and October and marks the end of the southwest monsoon. |
| Etesian | A refreshing northerly summer wind of the Mediterranean, especially over the Aegean Sea. |
| Euros | The Greek name for the rainy, stormy southeast wind. |
| Föhn | Warm dry southerly off the northern side of the Alps and the North Italy, the name gave rise to the fén-feng ( 'burning wind') of Taiwan |
| Fremantle Doctor | A cooling seabreeze in Western Australia,often made note of during hot summer-time cricket matches |
| Gilavar | South wind in the Absheron Peninsula of the Azerbaijan Republic |
| Gregale | A strong northeast wind of the central Mediterranean. |
| Habagat | Southwesterly wind across the Philippines |
| Haboob | A strong wind and sandstorm (or duststorm) in the northern and central Sudan, especially around Khartum, where the average number is about 24 per year. The name come from the Arabic word, "habb", meaning wind |
| Harmattan | The dry, dusty trade wind blowing off the Sahara Desert across the Gulf of Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands. Sometimes called the DOCTOR, because of its supposed healthful properties. |
| Helm Wind | North-easterly wind in Cumbria, England |
| Hurricane | A severe tropical storm (i.e., winds >64 knots) in the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Eastern Pacific. The word is believed to originate from the Caribbean Indian storm god "Huracan". |
| Khamsin | Southeasterly from north Africa to the eastern Mediterranean |
| Khazri | Cold north wind in the Absheron Peninsula of the Azerbaijan Republic |
| Knik Wind | A strong southeast wind in the vicinity of Palmer, Alaska, most frequent in the winter. |
| Kona Storm | A storm over the Hawaiian Islands, characterized by strong southerly or southwesterly winds and heavy rains. |
| Košava | Strong and cold southeasterly season wind in Serbia |
| Leste | A hot, dry, easterly wind of the Madeira and Canary Islands. |
| Levanter | A strong easterly wind of the Mediterranean, especially in the Strait of Gibraltar, attended by cloudy, foggy, and sometimes rainy weather especially in winter. |
| Levantera | A persistent east wind of the Adriatic, usually accompanied by cloudy weather. |
| Levanto | A hot southeasterly wind which blows over the Canary Islands. |
| Leveche | Leveche A warm wind in Spain, either a foehn or a hot southerly wind in advance of a low pressure area moving from the Sahara Desert. Called a SIROCCO in other parts of the Mediterranean area. |
| Libeccio | Southwesterly towards Italy |
| Lodos | Southwesterly towards Turkey. Strong "Lodos" events occur 6 - 7 times a year bringing 35 kt winds into Marmara Sea. The winds are funnelled SE from the Mediterranean and through the Dardanelles Strait. |
| Maestro | A northwesterly wind with fine weather which blows, especially in summer, in the Adriatic. It is most frequent on the western shore. This wind is also found on the coasts of Corsica and Sardinia. |
| Maria | A fictional wind popularized in "Paint Your Wagon" (Lerner and Lowe, 1951) and by the Kingston Trio (1959), whose name may have originated with the 1941 book "Storm" by George R. Stewart. |
| Marin | South-easterly from Mediterranean to France |
| Matanuska Wind | A strong, gusty, northeast wind which occasionally occurs during the winter in the vicinity of Palmer, Alaska |
| Mistral | A cold, dry wind blowing from the north over the northwest coast of the Mediterranean Sea, particularly over the Gulf of Lions. Also called CIERZO. |
| Monsoon | Mainly south-westerly winds combined with heavy rain in various areas close to the equator. |
| Nashi, N'aschi | A northeast wind which occurs in winter on the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf, especially near the entrance to the gulf, and also on the Makran coast. It is probably associated with an outflow from the central Asiatic anticyclone which extends over the high land of Iran. It is similar in character but less severe than the BORA. |
| Norte | A strong cold northeasterly wind which blows in Mexico and on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. It results from an outbreak of cold air from the north. It is the Mexican extension of a norther. |
| Nor'easter | Strong storm with winds from the northeast in the eastern United States, especially New England |
| Nor'wester | A northeast wind, particularly a strong wind or gale; an unusually strong storm preceded by northeast winds off the coast of New England. Also called Northeaster. |
| Norther | A cold strong northerly wind in the Southern Plains of the United States, especially in Texas, which results in a drastic drop in air temperatures. Also called a Blue Norther. |
| Ostria | A warm southerly wind on the Bulgarian coast; considered a precursor of bad weather. |
| Pali | A local name for strong winds which blow through the Pali Pass above Honolulu, HI. |
| Pampero | A west or southwest wind in Southern Argentina. This wind (often violently) picks up during the passage of a cold front of an active low passing by |
| Papagayo | A violet northeasterly fall wind on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua and Guatemala. It consists of the cold air mass of a norte which has overridden the mountains of Central America. |
| Passat | Medium strong, constant blowing Wind in tropical Sea-Areas |
| Plough Wind | Straight line wind which precedes thunderstorms or thunderstorm clusters |
| Rasha-ba | Strong wind in Iraq Kurdistan Region, particularly in Sulaimaniya. The word is Kurdish for Black-wind. |
| Santa Ana | A strong, hot, dry wind blowing out into San Pedro Channel from the southern California desert through Santa Ana Pass. |
| Shamal | A summer northwesterly wind blowing over Iraq and the Persian Gulf, often strong during the day, but decreasing at night. |
| Sharki | A southeasterly wind which sometimes blows in the Persian Gulf |
| Simoom | Strong, dry, desert wind that blows in the Sahara, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and the desert of Arabia |
| Sirocco | A warm wind of the Mediterranean area, either a foehn or a hot southerly wind in advance of a low pressure area moving from the Sahara or Arabian deserts. Called LEVECHE in Spain. |
| Sou'wester | Strong wind which blows from the southwest, and also a type of waterproof hat designed to protect from and repel wind and rain |
| Squamish | A strong and often violent wind occurring in many of the fjords of British Columbia. Squamishes occur in those fjords oriented in a northeast-southwest or east-west direction where cold polar air can be funneled westward. They are notable in Jervis, Toba, and Bute inlets and in Dean Channel and Portland Canal. Squamishes lose their strength when free of the confining fjords and are not noticeable 15 to 20 miles offshore. |
| Suestado | A storm with southeast gales, caused by intense cyclonic activity off the coasts of Argentina and Uruguay, which affects the southern part of the coast of Brazil in the winter. |
| Sumatra | A squall with violent thunder, lightning, and rain, which blows at night in the Malacca Straits, especially during the southwest monsoon. It is intensified by strong mountain breezes. |
| Sundowner | Warm downslope winds that periodically occur along a short segment of the Southern California coast in the vicinity of Santa Barbara |
| Taku Wind | A strong, gusty, east-northeast wind, occurring in the vicinity of Juneau, Alaska, between October and March. At the mouth of the Taku River, after which it is named, it sometimes attains hurricane force. |
| Tehuano | Periodic wind which blows across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southern Mexico and out over the Gulf of Tehuantepec |
| Tehuantepecer | A violent squally wind from north or north-northeast in the Gulf of Tehuantepec (south of southern Mexico) in winter. It originates in the Gulf of Mexico as a norther which crosses the isthmus and blows through the gap between the Mexican and Guatamalan mountains. It may be felt up to 100 miles out to sea |
| Tramontana | A northeasterly or northerly winter wind off the west coast of Italy. It is a fresh wind of the fine weather mistral type. |
| Typhoon | A severe tropical storm (i.e., winds >64 knots) in the Western Pacific. The word is believed to originate from the Chinese word "ty-fung". |
| Vardar | A cold fall wind blowing from the northwest down the Vardar valley in Greece to the Gulf of Salonica. It occurs when atmospheric pressure over eastern Europe is higher than over the Aegean Sea, as is often the case in winter. Also called VARDARAC. |
| Vendavel | Westerly through the Strait of Gibraltar |
| Warm Braw | A foehn wind in the Schouten Islands north of New Guinea. |
| White Squall | A sudden, strong gust of wind coming up without warning, noted by whitecaps or white, broken water; usually seen in whirlwind form in clear weather in the tropics. |
| Williwaw | A sudden blast of wind descending from a mountainous coast to the sea, in the Strait of Magellan or the Aleutian Islands |
| Willy-willy | A tropical cyclone (with winds 33 knots or greater) in Australia, especially in the southwest. |
| Zephyros | The ancient Greek name for the west wind, which generally light and beneficial. It has evolved into "zephyr" which denotes a soft gentle breeze |
