The Great Salt Lake, like other large bodies of water, has a significant influence on local winds. The winds, in turn, have an effect on the local fauna.
Land breezes are wind currents that blow from land towards the bodies of water.
In the summertime during the day, lake breezes occur when the cool air over the lake moves inland. During a summer night, the air over the lake may be warmer than the air over the land and the cooler air over the land may move towards the lake resulting in a land breeze. When a lake breeze penetrates inland, the forward edge of the cool lake air is called the Lake Breeze Front. 1 Shows an example of a Great Salt Lake - land breeze. The weather radar used to detect precipitation and wind can be used to detect lake and land breezes.