An anticyclonic storm is a storm with a high-pressure center, in which winds flow in the direction opposite to that of the flow above a region of low pressure. Unlike a cyclonic storm, anticyclonic storms are typically associated with fair weather and stable atmospheric conditions. On other planets or in rare cases on Earth, anticyclones can contribute to inclement weather. Examples include Hartmut, which brought a blizzard to the British Isles in 2018, Jupiter, and Neptune's persistent anticyclonic storms.
The Great Red spot on Jupiter is considered as an Anticyclone storm system.
Anticyclonic cloud system taken above the Pacific Ocean by the 41-B crew.
A high-pressure area, high, or anticyclone, is an area near the surface of a planet where the atmospheric pressure is greater than the pressure in the surrounding regions. Highs are middle-scale meteorological features that result from interplays between the relatively larger-scale dynamics of an entire planet's atmospheric circulation.
Satellite image showing a high-pressure area south of Australia, evidenced by the clearing in the clouds
The subtropical ridge shows up as a large area of black (dryness) on this water vapor satellite image from September 2000
The Hadley cell carries heat and moisture from the tropics towards the northern and southern mid-latitudes.
