Mountain breeze and valley breeze

In meteorology, a mountain breeze and a valley breeze are two related, localized winds that occur one after the other on a daily cycle. They are an example of anabatic and katabatic winds occurring at local scales.[1] These winds are opposite from each other. Mountain winds blow from mountain towards valley after sunset, when mountain cools down and valley zone is comparatively warmer. While valley breezes occur when the warm air rises up the sides of the valley,[2] warm air in a mountain breeze will rise up the middle.[3]

  1. ^ "katabatic wind, on AMS Glossary of Meteorology". American Meteorological Society.
  2. ^ "Valley breeze". Glossary. American Meteorological Society.
  3. ^ "Mountain breeze". Glossary. American Meteorological Society.