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The prevailing westerly winds from the oceans also bring moisture, and the northern parts of the state generally receive higher annual rainfall amounts than the south. California's mountain ranges influence the climate as well: moisture-laden air from the west cools as it ascends the mountains, dropping moisture; some of the rainiest parts of ...
Santa Ana winds (dry downslope winds that affect coastal Southern California and northern Baja California) Santa Lucia winds (a downslope wind affecting southern San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara Counties, California) [citation needed] Squamish (strong, violent wind occurring in many of the fjords of British Columbia)
In meteorology, prevailing wind in a region of the Earth's surface is a surface wind that blows predominantly from a particular direction. The dominant winds are the trends in direction of wind with the highest speed over a particular point on the Earth's surface at any given time.
Unlike the prevailing winds in Southern California, which flow generally from west to east, carrying temperate air from the Pacific, the Santa Anas flow from northeast to southwest out of the ...
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".
California's three largest utility companies are all considering shutting off power in regions where dangerously strong winds are expected to heighten wildfire risk this week.. More than 350,000 ...
PG&E said late Wednesday that the possible engineered outages could begin as early as 1 p.m. in rural areas of the Sacramento Valley and Bay Area before strong winds could expand the shutoffs to ...
The winds drive surface water to the right of the wind flow, that is offshore, which draws water up from below to replace it. The upwelling further cools the already cool California Current. This is the mechanism that produces California's characteristic coastal fog and cool ocean waters. As a result, ocean surf temperatures are much colder ...