local wind

[ wind ]

noun

1. one of a number of winds that are influenced predominantly by the topographic features of a relatively small region.

Example Sentences

At a recent spring recess where girls with hijabs, others with their hair flowing in the fierce local wind known as Mistral, and boys all mingled, one headscarf-wearing high-schooler said transferring to Ibn Khaldoun meant both freedom and community.

From Seattle Times

The Coachella and Apple valleys as well as the Riverside and San Bernardino county mountains were forecast to see the highest winds for the region, with gusts up to 65 mph through late Friday, and sustained winds expected from 30 to 45 mph, according to the local wind advisory.

From Los Angeles Times

“Sending a spacecraft out the side could provide a good perspective of what this bubble looks like in the direction of the local wind and on the opposite side where people talk about there being a tail-like configuration,” says Ralph McNutt, Jr., principal investigator for the Interstellar Probe mission concept study and a space physicist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.

From Scientific American

In 2019, the think tank Energy Innovation estimated that “local wind and solar could replace approximately 74 percent of the U.S. coal fleet at an immediate savings to customers.”

From Slate

"Depending on local wind changes, the observatory will consider issuing the Standby Signal No. 1 tonight," it said, referring to the city's lowest storm warning.

From Reuters