Košava (wind)
Košava (pronounced [kɔ̌ʃaʋa]) is a cold, very squally southeastern wind found in Serbia and some nearby countries. 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.[1]
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.[1]
The name is also used traditionally in northwestern Bulgaria to mean a southeastern or eastern wind.[2][3] There exists the saying: "When košava blows, the Nišava freezes".[4]
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- ^ a b "Kossava". Glossary of Meteorology, Second Edition. American Meteorological Society. June, 2000. http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=kossava1. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
- ^ "Народни умотворения и вярвания: Вятър" (in Bulgarian). Родово наследство. http://umotvorenia.bgrod.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=182&Itemid=48. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ^ "Какво ще бъде времето утре" (in Bulgarian). Caves / Пещери. http://web.hit.bg/hinko/Weather.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ^ Иванов, Иван Танев. "Речник на оригинални старобългарски и диалектни думи и думи, свързани с българската етнография (к-л-м)" (in Bulgarian). Страница за прабългарите. http://www.protobulgarians.com/Statii%20za%20prabaalgarite/Dialektni%20dumi%20-%2021%20may%202007/Dialektni%20dumi%20-%20K-L-M.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
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