Santa Ana winds happen down here mostly in the fall, and we are getting a wild one today. Typically a high pressure system settles over the mountains and begins to force Easterly winds onto the coastal areas. As the wind descends it superheats and as it heats up, it increases in force- espescialy as it drives its way through canyons on the way to the coast.By the time it gets to us- it has 45mph winds (70km/h) with higher gusts occasionally. It whips up a ton of dust and smoke (from wildfires) and sends them our way!
Typically the temperature can rise into the high 80's and into the 90s whereas the normal temperature this time of year is about 68F-- it's a hot, dusty, dry wind that fills our house with dirt through any East facing cracks we may have!Here is a pic of our "Baño". We just gave the bathroom a really good cleaning yesterday and here's what it looks like halfway through today... Apparantly someone had neglected to put a TP roll on the dispenser...
This floor had been swept 3 times before this--- After this one we duct-taped the door cracks to prevent this amount of dust from coming in!
This is supposed to last until sunset tomorrow night--- It is very reminiscient of a Saskatchewan snow storm- with the sounds of winds buffeting the house, all of the windows closed, the day is darker and we're all huddled inside the house because to go outside is a bit unpleasant-- not cold, mind you, but unpleasant in a sand-blasting sort of way!!
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