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Diablo (hot, dry, offshore wind from the northeast in the San Francisco bay) The Hawk (cold winter wind in Chicago ) Jarbo Gap Wind (associated with and often referred to as a Diablo Wind ; katabatic winds in the Northern Sierra Nevada in the vicinity of Jarbo Gap, often contributing to the growth of local wildfires) [ 8 ] [ 9 ]
This movement of large volumes of air, especially when regions of hot, wet air rise, can create large clouds, and is the central source of thunderstorms. Drafts can also be caused by low or high pressure regions. A low pressure region will attract air from the surrounding area, which will move towards the center and then rise, creating an updraft.
The cooler air above the sea, now with higher sea level pressure, flows inland into the lower pressure, creating a cooler breeze near the coast. A background along-shore wind either strengthens or weakens the sea breeze, depending on its orientation with respect to the Coriolis force.
Once the breeze comes in, temperatures can cool down three to six degrees. When will the Delta breeze reach Sacramento? Here’s how high temperatures need to climb
During the day, the sun heats up mountain air rapidly while the valley remains relatively cooler. Convection causes it to rise, causing a valley breeze. At night, the process is reversed. During the night the slopes get cooled and the dense air descends into the valley as the mountain wind. [4] These breezes occur mostly during calm and clear ...
Too hot to even go out into the pool,” the Reddit user wrote. Some commenters suggested chugging cold drinks, dumping ice in a wading pool or taking a day trip to a cooler city.
The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".
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