Weather condition that occurs in areas of high atmospheric pressure and usually results in stable conditions (Lesson 28)

An area of relative pressure maximum that has diverging winds and a rotation opposite to the earth's rotation. This is clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern He [..]

High pressure systems are areas, or closed systems, of high pressure and are also known as ridges and anti-cyclones. High pressure systems are associated with clockwise rotating air, in which at the surface the air moves away from the center, and toward the center at high levels. Thus, air is forced to sink in the center of high pressure systems. H [..]

See Anticyclone.

An area of relative pressure maximum that has diverging winds and a rotation opposite to the earth's rotation. This is clockwise the in Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the opposite of an area of low pressure or a cyclone.

Is a whirling mass of cool, dry air that generally brings fair weather and light winds. 

An area of relative pressure maximum that has diverging winds and a rotation opposite to the earth's rotation. This is clockwise the in Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern He [..]

An area of relative pressure

An area of relative pressure maximum that has diverging winds and a rotation opposite to the earth’s rotation. This is clockwise the in Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the opposite of an area of low pressure or a cyclone.