There’s also the Venturi effect where winds funneled through a narrow area in a canyon increase in velocity. Simple physics. We’re just east of a saddle that’s exposed to the divide and in a narrowing area of the canyon so at times have crazy gusting winds making the house shake.
It was cranking yesterday in the Golden foothills. I didn’t get the Kestrel out to clock them at our house but a mile away a NWS weather spotter showed 96 mph. Quite a few trees down around our fire district, fortunately no power lines sparking like they did in Larimer Cty.
Are you in the area Xcel shut down power or was there a line down killing your power?
Chinook winds, down off the foothills, nothing new at all...
Chinook wind explanation
There are also foehn winds
foehn winds
These are concerning during fire weather season.
There’s also the Venturi effect where winds funneled through a narrow area in a canyon increase in velocity. Simple physics. We’re just east of a saddle that’s exposed to the divide and in a narrowing area of the canyon so at times have crazy gusting winds making the house shake.
It was cranking yesterday in the Golden foothills. I didn’t get the Kestrel out to clock them at our house but a mile away a NWS weather spotter showed 96 mph. Quite a few trees down around our fire district, fortunately no power lines sparking like they did in Larimer Cty.
Are you in the area Xcel shut down power or was there a line down killing your power?
Yea, we are in the foothills above golden
Nice. Golden Gate here.