Why does hot air feel “windy”?
In: Physics
If air is hot enough for you to feel it, it’s probably coming from/off a source of heat (out of an oven or fire.) That means, as warm air does, it’s rising from said heat source.
The short answer is convection currents. Hot air rises. When you have something like a heater that creates a large temperature difference, that hot air rises faster. This can create a windy effect. In fact this is the reason for tornadoes and hurricanes as well.
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