Heres why it is so windy lately in NYC and why its not over yet

This’ll blow you away.The last three weeks have been especially windy in the Big Apple, with more than half the days registering “strong breezes” — a pattern that will continue through Monday.The wind speeds themselves weren’t out of the ordinary for March, but ripped through the five boroughs much more frequently thanks to the much stronger and disastrous storms ravaging the Midwest.“Winds come crashing in behind each one, which is pretty typical.I think it’s just been a higher frequency of these systems kind of moving out of the center part of the country and exiting off the East Coast,” explained Cody Braub, a meteorologist with Fox Weather, told The Post.

“As they continue to move from west to east, that’s when you’ll get some cold air crashing in.”The Midwest and Southwest were hit especially hard with storms this March, including a series of devastating systems that tore through eight states two weeks ago.At least 40 tornadoes touched down, decimating homes, businesses and schools — and killing at least 37 people.By the time the systems crossed the metro area, they were composed of little more than rainfall and semi-strong gusts that were on par with typical March storms, though it did make for a dreary St.

Patrick’s Day.The days so far in March clocked in an average range of 25-30 mph wind gusts, according to weather stations at LaGuardia and JFK airport, which is considered by the National Weather Service to be a “strong breeze” — but more than half the days reached “near gale” territory.“I would say over half the days experienced a max wind gust of 30 miles an hour or greater, which doesn’t sound like a lot, but day after day after day, it does start to add up,” continued Braub.If New Yorkers were wondering if it’s been extra windy lately, Braub noted: “It has been.”The winds will continue through this Monday as a new system is expected to clobber the Big Apple with rainfall and whipping winds of up to 50...