Wind is generated by uneven pressure in the atmosphere, ... even thousands, of miles per hour. NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiter's wind belts in September of 2023: ...

Winds associated with large-scale pressure systems can become quite strong in areas where there is limited friction at the ground, like the flat, less forested terrain of the Great Plains.

Tropical systems are categorized by wind speed, but experts say there's much more to the story when it comes to storm impacts.

Thus, because air rushes into low pressure systems, you have stronger winds. In fact, the lower the pressure (stronger system), the more air is pulled into it to fill the void aloft, and the ...