How is wind produced?

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James J.
Sep 28, 2016

It is produced by a pressure gradient.

Explanation:

The simple and shortest answer is there is a difference in air pressures from one location to the next. This gradient will create a force (pressure gradient force) that will cause air to move from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.

Air pressure is changed by temperature and by water vapor content of the air.

There are additional forces that act upon the wind once it is produced, to vary the direction, but the wind is produced by pressure gradient force.

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