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Cryptic Winds and Microclimate Enigmas
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- 1. Orb-shaped clouds often mistaken for UFOs high over ridges
- 2. Pacific Northwest’s warm wind, a midwinter breeze breaker
- 3. Dry microclimate produced by mountains blocking moist air
- 4. Sudden, sharp increase in wind velocity often drenching
- 5. Instrument to measure zephyrs and gales scientifically
- 9. Don Quixote’s steed, punningly linked to a dry, dusty wind
- 12. Puffy giants heralding fair or stormy microclimatic shifts
- 14. Diffuse light quality affecting local temperatures post-sunset
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- 6. High-altitude clouds glowing after sunset, revealing upper atmospheres
- 7. Rising column crucial for aviators and microclimates alike
- 8. Warm downslope wind named after a Swiss foe
- 10. Limestone terrain impacting local microclimates with sinkholes
- 11. Study of mountains shaping precipitative deviations
- 13. Slope wind that ascends during sunny afternoons
- 15. Temperature at which vapor condenses, a hygrometric concept
- 16. Old British term for a seasonal weather marker, hinting spring’s approach
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