The answer is actually, both! As you go up into the atmosphere, winds are moving in different directions and speeds in different layers. Vertical wind shear is a change in wind direction or speed with ...

One of the staple terms meteorologists mention frequently when discussing the possibility for tropical development is wind shear. But what is wind shear? And what does it have to do with tropical ...

A high temperature/dewpoint spread (15-30°C) in areas with convective activity is a strong indicator of dangerous wind shear for light airplanes. Wind shear, often caused by microbursts from ...

Bulletin: ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values over 100 expected. * WHERE...A portion of central ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Wind shear is a term that comes up often when tracking tropical storms and hurricanes but it’s not a readily-understood term. Wind shear refers to varying wind directions with ...

Zachary Handlos receives funding from the National Science Foundation. He is affiliated with the American Meteorological Society. I teach meteorology at Georgia Tech, in a part of the country that ...

Wind shear becomes a hot topic during El Niño years, when wind shear tends to be stronger over the Atlantic during hurricane season. Wind shear is defined as the change in wind speed, wind direction, ...

Weather forecasters talk about wind shear a lot during hurricane season, but what exactly is it? I teach meteorology at Georgia Tech, in a part of the country that pays close attention to the Atlantic ...