In our days all ships and motorboats are equipped with radiostations, they are duely warned about coming storms and seak shelter at bays. The nature of this wind is often explained by intrusion of cold air masses coming from the east over the mountain ranges. The gust of the shelonnik will not always reach the west- ern shore, yet, when Baikal seems cool, there arise steep waves that break in full force against the shores, then with myriads of splashes, they fall back into the sea, leaving iced spills of whimsical shapes in late autumn and early winter. On Baikal, there are air torrents of breeze type resulting from pressure differences over the land and the water surface. In autumn and before the freeze-up, they are almost steady and blow from the land towards the sea.
Fogs are frequent on the lake, too.
In early summer the land is well warmed, while the lake's surface is still cold. Because of the warm air brought up to Baikal's cold surface, condensations occurs, giving rise to fogs. In autumn, before freezing-up, the water remains warm for long. The viporations cool down producing the so- called frosty fog. The majority of quests are anxious to visit Baikal in warm seasons.