Middle latitudes

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The middle latitudes are between 33 degrees 33' 33" North and 66 degrees 33' 33" and 63 degrees 33' 33" South and 33 degrees 33' 33" Southlatitude , or, roughly, the earth's temperate zones between the tropics and the Arctic and Antarctic. The prevailing winds in the middle latitudes are often very strong. These parts of the world also see a wide variety of fast-changing weather as cold air masses from the poles and warm air masses from the tropics push up and down over them, sometimes alternating within hours of each other, especially in the roaring forties (between 40 and 50 degrees latitude in both hemispheres).