a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter
A strong cold dry wind of long duration, which blows in northern France.
A cold, dry wind blowing from the north over the northwest coast of the Mediterranean Sea, particularly over the Gulf of Lions. Also called CIERZO. See also FALL WIND.
Extremely cold air in high elevations that blows into the western Mediterranean basin from the French Alps. Even though the air warms by adiabatic compression, it starts out so cold that it still ends up being a cold wind.
Term used to describe a katabatic wind in southern France.
Mistral is an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs mostly in the winter and spring in the Gulf of Lion. It creates a cold, strong northwesterly wind along the coast, particularly from Montelimar to Toulon, in southern France and in the whole of Sardinia in Italy.