Do approaching fronts, or departing fronts,
have an effect on the wind direction in an area?
Many of our readers would like to know if the arrival of
a front, or the departure of a front, can change the wind direction in an
area. I think that the idea is that they could predict the weather
changes brought on by the arrival or departure of a front, by keeping an
eye on the wind directionl I'm pretty sure that they're going to be
doing this to make themselves feel big, or somehow popular amongst their
friends. Who knows?? They'll probably show up at their yacht
club one afternoon and be all like "It's gonna be rainy soon, I just know
it, because the wind has shifted you fools, because the wind has shifted!!"
I know this sounds like obnoxious behavior, but who are we to judge?
Examine your resources and see if you can see any relationship between the
presence of fronts, and the direction that the wind is coming from. If
you see a connection, prepare your hypothesis and report to The Editor.
Be sure to include evidence to support your claims. Who knows, maybe
the Editor himself will use this little trick to make himself seem "cool".