This type of wind in the Rockies is known as a chinook, and it often produces rapid temperature changes, particularly in winter. Chinook winds are the result of air rising over mountain ranges.

People who live up against the southern Rockies have experience Foehn wind, but what is it exactly, and how is it created?

The foehn effect is a weather phenomenon in which one side of high ground – most often something like a mountain, which we’ll ...

Wyoming's Unique Wind Patterns Wyoming is known not just for its beautiful landscapes, but also for its unique and sometimes ...

Calgarians know all too well how unpredictable the weather can be, but what causes this unpredictability? Chinook winds — ...

Another blustery day will occur in the plains, as an impressive chinook arch cloud has already formed this morning stretching ...

Widespread damage, power outages and cell-service disruptions in Pacific and Clatsop counties resulted from an intense windstorm Monday night, Feb. 24, into Tuesday, Feb. 25, when a peak gust of about ...