| The polar front forms where the polar easterlies and the prevailing westerlies converge. |
| Unlike westerlies and trade winds, the polar easterlies are not a global wind belt. |
| The British Isles lie at the convergence zone between the warm southwest antitrades and the cold polar easterlies. |
| At the mid-latitudes, the winds are called the westerlies, and at the highest latitudes, the winds are called the polar easterlies. |
| The weather had been superb, with persistent easterlies and a lot of sunshine. |
| A second region of high pressure exists over the poles, where the descending air spreads outward to form the polar easterlies. |
