Košava (wind)

Košava is a cold, very squally southeastern wind found in Serbia. It starts in the Carpathian Mountains and follows the Danube northwest through the Iron Gate region where it gains a jet effect, then continues to Belgrade. It can spread as far north as Hungary and as far south as Niš.

In the winter, it can cause temperatures to drop to around -30°C. In the summer, it is cool and dusty. It varies diurnally, and is strongest between 5:00 and 10:00 in the morning. Košava is usually caused by a low pressure zone over the Adriatic Sea and a corresponding high pressure zone in southern Russia.

ee also

*Katabatic wind

References

*cite web|title=Kossava|work=Glossary of Meteorology, Second Edition|publisher=American Meteorological Society|date=June, 2000|url=http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=kossava1|accessdate=2007-03-11