Foehn wind
Type of dry down-slope wind occurring near mountains / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Foehn, or Föhn (UK: /fɜːn/, US: /feɪn/ fayn,[2][3] US also /fʌn, fɜːrn/ fu(r)n[4][5]), is a type of dry, relatively warm downslope wind that occurs in the lee (downwind side) of a mountain range. It is a rain shadow wind that results from the subsequent adiabatic warming of air that has dropped most of its moisture on windward slopes (see orographic lift). As a consequence of the different adiabatic lapse rates of moist and dry air, the air on the leeward slopes becomes warmer than equivalent elevations on the windward slopes.
Foehn winds can raise temperatures by as much as 14 °C (57 °F)[6] in just a matter of hours. Switzerland, southern Germany, and Austria have a warmer climate due to the Foehn, as moist winds off the Mediterranean Sea blow over the Alps.