Veering

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002968",
  "term": "Veering",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definitions": [
    "A clockwise change in wind direction with time at a specific location or with increasing height in the atmosphere. For example, a wind shifting from easterly to southerly to westerly is a veering wind. In the Northern Hemisphere, veering with height is associated with warm air advection, where warmer air is moving into a region.",
    "A clockwise shift in wind direction (for example, south winds shifting to the west)."
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/veering/"
}