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    A Foehn, or Föhn (UK: /fɜːn/, US: /feɪn/ fayn, US also /fʌn, fɜːrn/ fu(r)n), is a type of dry, relatively warm downslope wind that occurs in the lee (downwind...
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  • Zonda wind (Spanish: viento zonda) is a regional term for the foehn wind that often occurs on the eastern slope of the Andes, in Argentina. The Zonda is...
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    the mountains circumventing the Spanish Atlantic façade. Because of the Foehn effect, the southern slopes fall inside the rain shadow zone and so Green...
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  • Euroclydon (a cyclonic tempestuous northeast wind in the Mediterranean) Föhn or foehn (a warm, dry, southerly wind off the northern side of the Alps and North...
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  • A Puelche wind (in Spanish, viento puelche) is a dry foehn-like eastern wind that occurs in south-central Chile. The wind owns its name from the Puelche...
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    Oroshi – Downslope winds of Japan Sirocco – Mediterranean wind Australian foehn winds – Weather event in AustraliaPages displaying short descriptions of...
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    persist year round at altitudes over 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Zonda, a Foehn wind characterized by warm, dry air, can cause temperatures to exceed 30 °C...
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    temperatures during the day followed by cold nights. The Zonda wind, a foehn wind characterized by warm, dry air can cause temperatures to exceed 30 °C...
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