Explain the relationship between wind and pressure
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when warm air rises, cooler air will often move in to replace it so windoften moves from areas where it's colder to areas where it's warmer The greater the difference betweenthe high and low pressure or the shorter the distance between the high and low pressure areas, the faster the wind will blow
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Wind is (large scale) air movement to equalize horizontal pressure differences in the atmosphere. The reason for such pressure differences, as far as atmosphere is concerned, is always heat due to the radiation of the sun.
How this heat produces pressure differences, followed by wind, is well documented. A starting point might be High-pressure area.
More local, stronger pressure differrences can arise from large-scale ones. Example: an obstacle (like a building) is in the way of a wind. Then the pressure difference between the windward and the lee side of the building increases, and with it the wind speed around the building or through e.g. a passage through the building.
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