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Desert wind: A wind blowing from a desert to surrounding areas. Local names are: brickfielder (Sydney, Australia); harmattan (West Africa); Santa Ana (southern California); simoom (Sahara area).
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
