What’s happening when the wind is blowing a lot but the clouds aren’t moving fast? Is it just wind happening lower to the ground?

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What’s happening when the wind is blowing a lot but the clouds aren’t moving fast? Is it just wind happening lower to the ground?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Yes, that’s exactly it.

The clouds can be thousands of feet in the air, and there are lots of layers of air between.

Anonymous 0 Comments

A lot of wind you feel is cool air sinking then spreading out when it hits the ground.

Think of the cloud as being a giant fan pointing straight down at the ground. It doesn’t have to move at all for you to still feel sideways wind.