The bora is a northerly to north-easterly katabatic wind in areas near the Adriatic Sea. Similar nomenclature is used for north-eastern winds in other littoral areas of eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea basins. It is known in Greek as μπόρα (mpóra, pronounced bora) and Italian as bora.

The bora is a strong cold wind. In this new lesson of the Windy.app Meteorological Textbook (WMT) and newsletter for better weather forecasting you will learn more about what Bora wind is and how it works.

bora, originally defined as a very strong cold wind that blows from the northeast onto the Adriatic region of Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia. The word is from the Greek boreas, “northwind.”

Jul 26, 2019 · The bora wind is a cold and dry northern to the north-east katabatic wind that occurs at any time of the year. However, the wind is usually at its peak frequency between …

The term bora is now applied to similar winds in other parts of the world. Well-known examples occur at Novorossiisk on the northern shore of the Black Sea, and in Novaya Zemlya (islands in the Russian Arctic).

The Bora is a well-known North East wind that blows on the North Adriatic coast between Trieste and the Montenegrin coast. It is a cold and strong wind with gusts that can overpass 150 km/h.

Bora is the most typical wind of the eastern Adriatic coast and is usually a sign of pleasant weather conditions. It is a dry and cold wind blowing from the north-eastern quadrant. The direction from which it blows can differ and is not always the same.

The white bora is basically a dry and very gusty wind due to its katabatic nature. A white bora is characterized by cold, clear weather and good visibilities in the lee of the coastal mo untains, while thick clouds associated with up-slope motions are found on the mountain crests.

Bora - Adriatic Sea may be associated with stormy weather, with winds reaching 100 knots or more. Bora - Adriatic Sea develops in the winter when cold polar air builds over the Balkans and flows katabatically through the valleys of the Dinaric Alps and into the Adriatic Sea.

The Bora is a powerful and cold northerly to north-easterly wind that regularly terrorises the Adriatic, earning the respect of even the most experienced sailors.