every so often I encounter a windspike. Today - just a bit ago - I saw one.
The desert at this time of the year is host not only to herds of wild horses, but dust devils, the 'mini' cyclonic wind spirals.
I saw one comiing up the road behind the house, quite clear, not much dust involved, the bushes and trees were very agitated, and it headed straight for our place. Trees, palms wildly swaying, anenometer very active. Peaked at ~26mph, and down it went. Not completely, well yes, completely, but followed a few minutes later by desert wind, an outflow probably, so one of the rising clouds must be developing. And now they've just upped it to a 60% chance of T-storms..
And it's hot and humid....
Ken
Sonoran Desert, AZ
