Polar winds have the following characteristics:
1. These winds move from polar regions towards sub-polar regions.
2. In the northern hemisphere, the direction of these winds is from the north – east to the south – west and in the southern hemisphere, it is from south – east to north – west.
3. These winds are extremely cold and dry due to blowing from cold polar regions.
4. Due to low temperature, their ability to absorb water vapor is also low.
