equator winds?

Question

Why is it that on the equator, winds may blow either counter clock wise or clock wise with respect to an area of low pressure?

Answer 1

The wind direction in a low pressure area either in the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere is decided by an apparent force called Coriolis force created by the rotation of the earth.Thus the wind direction of a low pressure area will be anti-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.The effect of this force is absent over the Equator.So,any low pressure area which forms over equator will decide its own circulation which may be clockwise or anticlockwise.

Answer 2

The reason is because in the equator, it is a huge ball of heat in retrospect. The winds can only hardly blow in areas low in pressure as is, but they blow these directions because the low gust cause the winds to blend in and combine with them. Hope this helps and if this doesn't help, try this link: