Bora wind

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The Bora wind is a cold, dry, and often violent northeasterly wind that blows from the interior highlands toward the Adriatic Sea, especially affecting coastal areas like Trieste.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Tramontana 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf katabatic wind
meteorological phenomenon
regional wind
affectsCountry Croatia
Italy
Montenegro
Slovenia
affectsRegion Dalmatia
surface form: Dalmatian coast

Istria
Trieste, Italy
surface form: Trieste

northern Adriatic coast
alternateName Bora
Bura
associatedWith clear skies inland
rapid weather changes
blowsFrom interior highlands of the Dinaric Alps
blowsToward Adriatic Sea
causedBy cold air outbreak over the interior plateau
pressure gradient between cold inland air and warmer Adriatic Sea
climatologicalType downslope wind
fall wind
effect blowing snow in winter
dangerous conditions for maritime traffic
reduced visibility due to spray and dust
rough seas on the Adriatic
sharp drop in air temperature
very high wind chill
flowsOver Dinaric Alps
flowsThrough mountain gaps
hasDirection northeasterly
hasProperty cold
dry
gusty
violent
localNameInCroatian bura
localNameInItalian bora
localNameInSlovene burja
maximumGustSpeed over 200 km/h in extreme events
notableHazard aviation turbulence
damage to infrastructure along the Adriatic coast
road traffic disruption
notableLocation Kvarner Gulf
Trieste, Italy
surface form: Trieste

Zadar Channel
surface form: Velebit Channel
relatedTo Etesian winds
Mistral
typicalSeason early spring
winter

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Strange Pilgrims hasPart Bora wind
this entity surface form: Tramontana
Trieste, Italy notableWind Bora wind
subject surface form: Trieste