You're most likely to experience the bura, or bora wind if you're staying in Dalmatia during the winter - but don't let it fool you, every now and then the bura can cause equal chaos during any other season.
This dry and cold north-eastern wind blows in gusts that usually reach 70-140 km/h, but it can get much stronger - the record was set in 1998 at the Maslenica bridge (15 minutes from Seline summer home), at the speed of 248 km/h.
It might seem insane, but it is business as usual for the locals. The architecture is in most cases built to withstand this kind of force, and the plants have adapted as well.
Prepare yourself for the bura wind #themoreyouknow
The bura wind is most common in the winter, and it usually lasts a couple of days. The wind gets stronger during the night as the air above the steep mountains gets colder and denser.
By getting denser it basically becomes heavier compared to the warm, light air at the foot of the mountain, above the Adriatic sea. The greater the temperature difference between the two, the stronger the winds will be.
Bura comes quite suddenly but there are always the signs it is coming - like typical cloud formation above the mountains.
When it reaches the sea, the bura wind lifts the droplets of seawater that almost completely prevent the development of the vegetation on the northern side of channels and islands.
Bura is not a joke
Bura often interrupts traffic in exposed places like bridges as it is known to overturn cars and trucks, trap people in the mountains, or strand ships. That is why it is important to check the weather forecast before going on an adventure in the mountains or on the sea.