What are the characteristics of westerlies?

Characteristics of westerlies:

• They blow in the middle latitudes between 35 and 65 degrees latitude.
• They blow from the subtropical high-pressure belts towards sub-polar low-pressure belts. 
• The winds blow from the southwest in the Northern Hemisphere and from the northwest in the Southern Hemisphere.
• The westerlies of the Southern hemisphere are more robust and constant than the westerlies of the Northern hemisphere.
• They play an important role in carrying the warm, equatorial waters and winds to the western coasts of continents.

Further Reading:

• Types of Wind
• Geography Notes