wind shear
noun
: a radical shift in wind speed and direction that occurs over a very short distance
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Forecasts for weak wind shear Hurricanes need towering cloud tops to build the heat machines that make the most powerful storms.
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Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Those later forecasts, Silvers said, tend to be more accurate regarding the number of storms and intensities because of changing weather patterns, wind shear and dust in the atmosphere.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Warmer than average ocean temperatures and weak wind shear in the forecast may also lead to a more active season, the outlook said, as could the potential for higher storm activity from the West African Monsoon, the weather system from which most Atlantic hurricanes originate.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Forecasters are crediting continued ENSO-neutral conditions, warmer than average ocean temperatures, forecasts for weak wind shear and the potential for higher activity from the West African Monsoon as reasons why the season might see more hurricanes than normal.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Those later forecasts, Silvers said, tend to be more accurate regarding the number of storms and intensities because of changing weather patterns, wind shear and dust in the atmosphere.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Warmer than average ocean temperatures and weak wind shear in the forecast may also lead to a more active season, the outlook said, as could the potential for higher storm activity from the West African Monsoon, the weather system from which most Atlantic hurricanes originate.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Forecasters are crediting continued ENSO-neutral conditions, warmer than average ocean temperatures, forecasts for weak wind shear and the potential for higher activity from the West African Monsoon as reasons why the season might see more hurricanes than normal.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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“Wind shear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20shear. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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