FYI Wind formation (Additional reading): Wind is an atmospheric phenomenon due to the heating of the sun. The sun radiates on the Earth a power of 1.74 x 1017 Watts: about 2% of it is converted into wind energy. The Earth releases the heat received from the Sun, but this is hardly homogeneous. In those areas where less heat is released, the pressure of atmospheric gases increases, while in those areas where more heat is released, the air becomes hot and the gas pressure is reduced. As a consequence, high-pressure areas and low-pressure areas are formed, which are also influenced by the Earth’s rotation. When different masses of air get in contact, the area with a higher pressure tends to transfer air towards the area with lower pressure. It is the same as when we let a balloon deflate. The high pressure inside the balloon tends to transfer air outside, where the pressure is lower, originating a small airflow. Therefore wind is a more or less rapid air transfer between different pressure areas. The higher is the pressure difference, the faster is the air displacement and the stronger is the wind. ... Most wind moves horizontally, that is across the ground. There isn’t usually that much wind moving up and down, except for in thunderstorm downdrafts. Usually, vertical winds are less than one mile per hour. This is all because of gravity, which is a driving force in controlling the vertical movement of air. A more significant force affecting wind patterns, though, is the Coriolis force. Because of the Earth’s rotation, objects, including planes, birds, and missiles, are deflected from a straight line. The wind is no exception and is deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. The magnitude of the deflection is the least by the equator and the greatest around the poles. ... Ref: www.eniscuola.net/en/argomento/wind/aeolian-knowledge/wind-formation/ sciencing.com/winds-formed-5145233.html