mountain breeze
Nocturnal valley airflow
A mountain breeze is a downslope wind that develops at night when mountain slopes cool faster than the valley below.
As air near the slopes loses heat, it becomes denser and flows downward: The mountain breeze brought welcome relief after a hot day.
The opposite phenomenon—warm air rising upslope during the day—is a valley breeze.
- alpineOf high elevations
- alpine meadowHigh-altitude grassy clearing
- coolCalm or fashionable
- crispFirm and breakable
- downdraftDescending air current
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- breezessoft wind, zephyr, light wind, trade winds
- windswind, gust, gusts, gale, squall
- wind systemstrade winds, westerlies, jet stream, easterlies, wind patterns
- mountain windsfoehn, chinook, bora, mistral, tramontane
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